Biology:Agnidra scabiosa
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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Agnidra |
| Species: | A. scabiosa
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| Agnidra scabiosa (Butler, 1877)
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Agnidra scabiosa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1] It is found in south-eastern Russia , Korea, Japan and China .[2]
The wingspan is 14-17.5 mm for males and 17.5–20 mm for females. Adults are similar to Agnidra fuscilinea, but have a distinctive colour pattern of the wings.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus and Castanea species.
Subspecies
- Agnidra scabiosa scabiosa (Japan, south-eastern Russia)
- Agnidra scabiosa fixseni (Bryk, 1949) (Korea, China: Manchuria, Zhejing, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu)
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). Expression error: Missing operand for trunc. "Agnidra scabiosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=Expression error: Missing operand for trunc..
- ↑ Agnidra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) Suppl. 12
Wikidata ☰ Q13233670 entry
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