Ditrigona spatulata

Ditrigona spatulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ditrigona
Species: D. spatulata
Binomial name
Ditrigona spatulata
Wilkinson, 1968

Ditrigona spatulata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Wilkinson in 1968.[1] It is found in India (Sikkim).

The wingspan is 15.5 mm for males and 16.5-18 mm for females. The costa of the forewings is pale buff, becoming brown proximally. There are six grey equally spaced weakly lunulate transverse fasciae, and traces of a terminal. The hindwings have five grey equally spaced weakly lunulate transverse fasciae and traces of a terminal 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)


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