Ditrigona sericea

Ditrigona sericea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Ditrigona
Species:	D. sericea
Binomial name
	Ditrigona sericea; (Leech, 1898)
Synonyms
	Teldenia sericea Leech, 1898; Drepana fulvicosta Dudgeon, 1899; Peridrepana fulvicosta; Leucodrepana nivea birmanica Bryk, 1943;

Ditrigona sericea is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Leech in 1898.^[1] It is found in China, Burma and north-eastern India.

The wingspan is 12.5-17.5 mm for males and 15-21 mm for females. The forewings are white with the base of the costa pale brown. There are five brownish grey transverse fasciae: sub-basal, antemedial, broad postmedial and double subterminal. The last three are lunulate. The hindwings are as the forewings.^[2]

References

^ LepIndex
^ 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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[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)

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