Tridrepana flava
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Tridrepana |
Species: | T. flava
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Binomial name | |
Tridrepana flava (Moore, 1879)
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Tridrepana flava is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya, China, Taiwan, Sundaland, and Sulawesi.
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The larvae feed on the leaves of Eurya japonica. Mature larvae curl a leaf margin and fix it with silk to pupate inside.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Tridrepana flava flava (India, north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, China: Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan)
- Tridrepana flava contracta Watson, 1957 (Sundaland)
- Tridrepana flava unita Watson, 1957 (Sulawesi)
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