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Ditrigona polyobotaria

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Ditrigona polyobotaria
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D. polyobotaria
Binomial name
Ditrigona polyobotaria
(Oberthur, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Corycia polyobotaria Oberthur, 1923

Ditrigona polyobotaria is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Oberthur in 1923.[1] It is found in China.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with the transverse fasciae pale yellowish brown. There are narrow subterminal and sub-basal fasciae and two broad fasciae medial to the end of the cell. The hindwings are as the forewings, but without the sub-basal fascia.[2]

References

  1. ^ LepIndex
  2. ^ 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)