Ditrigona sciara

Ditrigona sciara is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1968.[1] It is found in China.

Ditrigona sciara
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D. sciara
Binomial name
Ditrigona sciara
Wilkinson, 1968

The wingspan is 19.5 mm. The fore- and hindwings are white, adulterated with yellowish brown, the forewings with the base of the costa brown. The transverse fasciae are very pale grey, tinged with yellowish grey and there is a poorly marked sub-basal fascia and a broad double antemedial fascia, as well as a simple subterminal fascia. The hindwings are marked as the forewings.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ditrigona sciara". 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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