Drepana curvatula

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Dusky hook-tip
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Drepana
Species:
D. curvatula
Binomial name
Drepana curvatula
(Borkhausen, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena curvatulaBorkhausen, 1790
  • Drepana curvatula f. gaedeiBytinski-Salz, 1939
  • Drepana curvatula knechteliDaniel, 1963
  • Drepana acutaButler, 1881
  • Drepana curvatula japonibiaStrand, 1911
  • Drepana curvatula urupulaBryk, 1942
  • Dreapana curvatula koreulaBryk, 1942

Drepana curvatula, the dusky hook-tip, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. [1] It was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1790 and it is found from Europe to Japan.

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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 Drepana.curvatula5.-.lindsey.jpg
Caterpillar

Subspecies

References

  1. "65.004 BF1649 Dusky Hook-tip Drepana curvatula (Borkhausen, 1790)". UKMoths. Retrieved August 4, 2018.