Biology:Deroca inconclusa

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Deroca inconclusa
Deroca inconclusa ssp. phasma.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Deroca
Species:
D. inconclusa
Binomial name
Deroca inconclusa
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Cypra inconclusa Walker, 1856

Deroca inconclusa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.[1] It is found in northern India , Myanmar, China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Shensi)[2] and Japan .

The wingspan is 25–35 mm.[3] Adults are white, the wings nearly hyaline (glass like) with two incomplete pale greyish bands. One marginal and the other submarginal. The forewings have three pale greyish spots along the costa and one at the tip of the discal areolet.[4]

Subspecies

  • Deroca inconclusa inconclusa (northern India, Myanmar, China: Sichuan, Yunnan)
  • Deroca inconclusa carinata Watson, 1957 (China: Shensi)
  • Deroca inconclusa phasma Butler, 1878 (Japan)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13586093 entry