Ditrigona conflexaria

Ditrigona conflexaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Strand in 1917.[1] It is found in China, Japan and Taiwan.

Ditrigona conflexaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Ditrigona
Species:
D. conflexaria
Binomial name
Ditrigona conflexaria
(Strand, [1917])
Synonyms
  • Acidalia conflexaria Strand, [1917]
  • Auzata (Auzatella) micronioides Strand, 1916
  • Leucodrepana micronioides
  • Ditrigona micronioides Strand, 1917

The wingspan is 16-17.5 mm for males and 17-20.5 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are weakly lustrous white or buff, the forewings with the costa buff, darkening proximally. There are four brownish yellow fasciae. The hindwings are as the forewings.[2]

Subspecies
  • D. c. conflexaria (northern China)
  • D. c. cerodeta Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Yunnan)
  • D. c. micronioides (Strand, 1916) (eastern China, Taiwan, Japan)
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References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ditrigona micronioides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. Wilkinson, Christopher, 1968: A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae). The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 31, Issue 4; Abstract: A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)


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