Agnidra scabiosa

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Agnidra scabiosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Agnidra
Species:
A. scabiosa
Binomial name
Agnidra scabiosa
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Drepana scabiosaButler, 1877
  • Albara scabiosa
  • Zanclalbara scabiosa
  • Albara scabiosa fixseniBryk, 1949

Agnidra scabiosa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. [1] It is found in south-eastern Russia, Korea, Japan and China. [2]

The wingspan is 14-17.5 mm for males and 17.5–20 mm for females. Adults are similar to Agnidra fuscilinea , but have a distinctive colour pattern of the wings. [3]

The larvae feed on Quercus and Castanea species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agnidra scabiosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 10 July 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Agnidra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) Suppl. 12