Ditrigona candida
| Ditrigona candida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Ditrigona |
| Species: | D. candida |
| Binomial name | |
| Ditrigona candida Wilkinson, 1968 | |
Ditrigona candida is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Wilkinson in 1968.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).
The wingspan is 19-22 mm for males and 20-23 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are lustrous white, the forewings with the costa buff. The sub-basal and antemedial fasciae are pale grey and angled in the cell, consisting of a broad postmedial fascia speckled with grey up to the fringe. The subterminal fascia are very weakly defined or absent. The hindwings have the sub-basal fascia absent and the antemedial fascia not angled in the cell. The subterminal fascia is represented by diffuse speckling.[2]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ 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)