Ditrigona quinaria

Ditrigona quinaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Moore in 1867.[1] It is found in China, Tibet and India.

Ditrigona quinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Ditrigona
Species:
D. quinaria
Binomial name
Ditrigona quinaria
(Moore, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Drepanodes quinaria Moore, 1867
  • Leucodrepana nivea Hampson, 1893

The wingspan is 12-17.5 mm for males and 14-18.5 for females. The fore- and hindwings are speckled with grey. There are five grey transverse fasciae, consisting of a double antemedial fascia with the distal line thickest and a single broad conspicuous postmedial fascia. The narrow terminal fascia are usually present.[2]

Subspecies
  • Ditrigona quinaria quinaria (Tibet, north-eastern India)
  • Ditrigona quinaria erminea Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Shensi)
  • Ditrigona quinaria leucophaea Wilkinson, 1968 (Tibet)
  • Ditrigona quinaria nivea (Hampson, 1893) (India: Assam)
  • Ditrigona quinaria spodia Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Yunnan)
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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 quinaria". 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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