Tridrepana unispina

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Tridrepana unispina
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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 family Drepanidae. 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Song, Wenhui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (September 12, 2011). "A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3021: 39–62 – via India Biodiversity Portal.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Tridrepana unispina Watson, 1957". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ Oriental Butterflies and Moths
  4. ↑ Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine


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