Tridrepana subadelpha

Tridrepana subadelpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tridrepana
Species: T. subadelpha
Binomial name
Tridrepana subadelpha
Song, Xue & Han, 2011

Tridrepana subadelpha is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Song, Xue and Han in 2011.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).

The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale yellow with a brown crescent patch under the apex, with a brownish black ovate spot inside. The antemedial line is greyish brown and punctuate and the postmedial line is brown and punctuate. The discal spot and mid-cell spot are greyish brown, and there is a white strip ringed with brown, as well as two big round greyish brown patches near the lower angle of the cell, each with a dark brown ovate spot inside. The hindwings have antemedial and postmedial lines that are similar to those on the forewings. There is a small elongate pale greyish brown patch near the lower angle of the cell and a brown spot inside the patch.

Etymology

The species name refers to the similarity of its genitalia to Tridrepana adelpha and is derived from the Latin prefix sub- and the species name adelpha.[2]

References

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