Tridrepana unispina

Tridrepana unispina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Tridrepana
Species:	T. unispina
Binomial name
	Tridrepana unispina; Watson, 1957

Tridrepana unispina is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan),[1] Japan and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 27–42 mm. Adults are on wing in June.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana. Mature larvae curl a leaf margin and fix it with silk at the leaf tip to pupate inside.[4]

References

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.
Savela, Markku. "Tridrepana unispina Watson, 1957". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
Oriental Butterflies and Moths
Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] 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.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Tridrepana unispina Watson, 1957". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

[3] Oriental Butterflies and Moths

[4] Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine