Canucha miranda

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Canucha miranda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Canucha
Species:
C. miranda
Binomial name
Canucha miranda
Warren, 1923
Synonyms
  • Canucha miranda f. formosicolaMatsumura, 1931

Canucha miranda is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1923. [1] It is found in north-eastern India, China and Taiwan. [2]

The wingspan is 52–61 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in August. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Canucha miranda". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Canucha miranda Warren, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. "Canucha miranda formosicola Matsumura". Oriental Butterflies & Moths. Retrieved August 4, 2018.