Deroca hidda

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Deroca hidda
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Deroca hidda ampla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Deroca
Species:
D. hidda
Binomial name
Deroca hidda
Swinhoe, 1900 [1]

Deroca hidda is a moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Swinhoe in 1900. It is found in India, Myanmar, China and Taiwan.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Deroca hidda Swinhoe, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 7, 2018.