Ditrigona chama
Ditrigona chama is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1968.[1] It is found in China.
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The wingspan is 17–20 mm for males and 17-21.5 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are lustrous white, the forewings have the base of the costa yellowish brown, becoming paler distally. There are pale greyish brown antemedial and postmedial fasciae and a double lunulate terminal fascia. The hindwings are as the forewings, with the fasciae continuous with those of the forewings.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ditrigona chama". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- Wilkinson, Christopher, 1968: A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae). The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 31, Issue 4; Abstract: A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)
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