Ditrigona pruinosa

Ditrigona pruinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Ditrigona
Species:	D. pruinosa
Binomial name
	Ditrigona pruinosa; (Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
	Thaleridia pruinosa Moore, 1888;

Ditrigona pruinosa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in Darjeeling, India. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index lists it as a synonym of Ditrigona quinaria.[1]

The wingspan is about 15.5 mm. The dorsal surface of the wings and the fringe are heavily speckled with greenish-yellow scales, particularly on the fasciae and wing margins. The ventral surface of all wings is more evenly speckled with dark lemon and the fasciae are absent.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ditrigona quinaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Note: This source gives 1867 as the year of description.
Wilkinson, Christopher (1968). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 31 (4).

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ditrigona quinaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018. Note: This source gives 1867 as the year of description.

[2] Wilkinson, Christopher (1968). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 31 (4).