Tridrepana unispina

Tridrepana unispina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tridrepana
Species: T. unispina
Binomial name
Tridrepana unispina
Watson, 1957

Tridrepana unispina is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan),[1] Japan and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 27–42 mm. Adults are on wing in June.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana. Mature larvae curl a leaf margin and fix it with silk at the leaf tip to pupate inside.[4]

References

  1. ↑ A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)
  2. ↑ Tridrepana at funet
  3. ↑ Oriental Butterflies and Moths
  4. ↑ Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan


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