Tridrepana subunispina
Tridrepana subunispina is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Song, Xue and Han in 2011.[1] It is found in Yunnan, China.
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The length of the forewings is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark yellow, while the ground colour of the hindwings is a little paler. The forewings have a brown crescent patch below the apex, shaded with dark brown and with a series of grey spots inside. The antemedial line is indistinct and the postmedial line is brown, wavy and does not reach the costa. The submarginal line is brown and wavy and the mid-cell, cell and posterodistal spots are white. The hindwings have a curved indistinct postmedial line and the submarginal line is brown and wavy. The discal spot is white and ringed with brown.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- Song, Wenhui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (September 12, 2011). "A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3021: 39–62 – via India Biodiversity Portal.
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