Ditrigona mytylata
Ditrigona mytylata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Ditrigona |
Species: | D. mytylata |
Binomial name | |
Ditrigona mytylata (Guenée, 1868) | |
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Ditrigona mytylata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1868.[1] It is found in northern India and Burma.
The wingspan is 14.5 mm for males and 15.5-19.5 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are white and lustrous, the forewings with the costa yellowish brown at the base, the remainder yellowish white. The fasciae are pale yellowish brown, consisting of sub-basal, antemedial, postmedial and lunulate subterminal fasciae. The hindwings are similar to the forewings, but without the sub-basal fascia.[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)