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Tridrepana fulvata

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Tridrepana fulvata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tridrepana
Species:
T. fulvata
Binomial name
Tridrepana fulvata
(Snellen, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Drepana fulvata Snellen, 1876
  • Platypteryx fulvata

Tridrepana fulvata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Snellen in 1876.[1] It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia.[2][3]

The wingspan is 30–38 mm for males and 32.5–45 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Nephelium species.

Subspecies

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  • Tridrepana fulvata fulvata
  • Tridrepana fulvata brevis Watson, 1957 (India, Myanmar, China: Shanghai, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hong Kong, Yunnan)
  • Tridrepana fulvata celebica Watson, 1961 (Sulawesi)

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tridrepana fulvata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Tridrepana fulvata (Snellen, 1876)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Song, Wenhui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (September 12, 2011). "A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3021: 39–62 – via India Biodiversity Portal.