Ditrigona polyobotaria

Ditrigona polyobotaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Ditrigona
Species:	D. polyobotaria
Binomial name
	Ditrigona polyobotaria; (Oberthur, 1923)
Synonyms
	Corycia polyobotaria Oberthur, 1923;

Ditrigona polyobotaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Oberthur in 1923.[1] It is found in China.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white with the transverse fasciae pale yellowish brown. There are narrow subterminal and sub-basal fasciae and two broad fasciae medial to the end of the cell. The hindwings are as the forewings, but without the sub-basal fascia.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ditrigona polyobotaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
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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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ditrigona polyobotaria". 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)