Ditrigona sericea

Ditrigona sericea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1898.[1] It is found in China, Myanmar and north-eastern India.

Ditrigona sericea
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D. sericea
Binomial name
Ditrigona sericea
(Leech, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Teldenia sericea Leech, 1898
  • Drepana fulvicosta Dudgeon, 1899
  • Peridrepana fulvicosta
  • Leucodrepana nivea birmanica Bryk, 1943

The wingspan is 12.5-17.5 mm for males and 15–21 mm for females. The forewings are white with the base of the costa pale brown. There are five brownish grey transverse fasciae: sub-basal, antemedial, broad postmedial and double subterminal. The last three are lunulate. The hindwings are 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 sericea". 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. 31 (4).


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