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Tridrepana arikana

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Tridrepana arikana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tridrepana
Species:
T. arikana
Binomial name
Tridrepana arikana
(Matsumura, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Konjikia arikana Matsumura, 1921
  • Iridrepana falcipennis Warren, 1922
  • Tridrepana falcipennis
  • Tridrepana emina Chu & Wang, 1988

Tridrepana arikana is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1921. It is found in China, India and Taiwan.[1]

The wingspan is 24–28 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Sapindus mukorossi and Koelreuteria elegans formosana.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Tridrepana arikana arikana (Taiwan)
  • Tridrepana arikana emina Chu & Wang, 1988 (China: Hainan)
  • Tridrepana arikana falcipennis (Warren, 1922) (Bhutan, China: Guangdong, Guangxi)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Tridrepana arikana (Matsumura, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "銀星黃鉤蛾 Tridrepana arikana (Matsumura, 1921)". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line] (in Chinese). July 16, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine