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Tridrepana mediata

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Tridrepana mediata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tridrepana
Species:
T. mediata
Binomial name
Tridrepana mediata
(Warren, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
  • Iridrepana mediata Warren, 1922

Tridrepana mediata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1922.[2] It is found in New Guinea, extending to Goodenough Island and Sudest Island in the south-west.

The wingspan is about 29.4–33.4 mm for males and 34.2–42.2 mm for females.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia
  2. ^ Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  3. ^ Watson, Allan (1957). "A revision of the genus Tridrepana Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 4 (9): 407–500 – via BioStor.