Callidrepana hirayamai
Callidrepana hirayamai is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Kikujiro Nagano in 1918.[1] It is found in Japan and the Chinese provinces of Fujian and Hunan.[2]
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The length of the forewings is 13.5–18 mm for males and 16.5–19 mm for females. Adults are similar to Callidrepana ovata and Callidrepana patrana, but have a dotted rectangular marking at the end of the cell on the forewings. The coloration is similar to patrana, but in many specimens the ground colour is dull greyish yellow.[3]
Subspecies
- Callidrepana hirayamai hirayamai (Japan)
- Callidrepana hirayamai forcipulata Watson, 1968 (China: Fujian, Hunan)
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Callidrepana hirayamai". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Callidrepana hirayamai Nagano, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology Series Supplement 12: 119
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