Ditrigona quinaria
| Ditrigona quinaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Ditrigona |
| Species: | D. quinaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Ditrigona quinaria (Moore, 1867) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ditrigona quinaria is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Moore in 1867.[1] It is found in China, Tibet and India.
The wingspan is 12-17.5 mm for males and 14-18.5 for females. The fore- and hindwings are speckled with grey. There are five grey transverse fasciae, consisting of a double antemedial fascia with the distal line thickest and a single broad conspicuous postmedial fascia. The narrow terminal fascia are usually present.[2]
Subspecies
- Ditrigona quinaria quinaria (Tibet, north-eastern India)
- Ditrigona quinaria erminea Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Shensi)
- Ditrigona quinaria leucophaea Wilkinson, 1968 (Tibet)
- Ditrigona quinaria nivea (Hampson, 1893) (India: Assam)
- Ditrigona quinaria spodia Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Yunnan)
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)