Drepana curvatula

Drepana curvatula

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Drepana
Species:	D. curvatula
Binomial name
*Drepana curvatula* (Borkhausen, 1790)
Synonyms
Phalaena curvatula Borkhausen, 1790 Drepana curvatula f. gaedei Bytinski-Salz, 1939 Drepana curvatula knechteli Daniel, 1963 Drepana acuta Butler, 1881 Drepana curvatula japonibia Strand, 1911 Drepana curvatula urupula Bryk, 1942 Dreapana curvatula koreula Bryk, 1942

The Dusky Hook-tip (Drepana curvatula) is a moth of the family Drepanidae.^[1] It is found from Europe to Japan.

The wingspan is 34–42 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Alder, Oak and Birch.

Caterpillar

Subspecies

Drepana curvatula curvatula (Europe)
Drepana curvatula acuta Butler, 1881 (Japan, south-eastern Russia, Kuril Islands, Korea, China: Manchuria)

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