Tridrepana fulva

Tridrepana fulva is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in Tibet in China, Sikkim in India and Nepal.[2]

Tridrepana fulva
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T. fulva
Binomial name
Tridrepana fulva
(Hampson, [1893])
Synonyms
  • Drepana fulva Hampson, 1893
  • Iridrepana fulva

The wingspan is about 44 mm. Adults are bright fulvous yellow, the forewings with traces of two dark specks beyond the cell in the interspaces between veins 2 and 4. The hindwings are uniform fulvous yellow.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tridrepana fulva". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018. Note: This source gives 1892 as the year of description.
  2. Song, Wenhui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (September 12, 2011). "A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3021: 39–62 via India Biodiversity Portal.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. p. 342 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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