Tridrepana marginata

Tridrepana marginata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1957.[1] It is found in Yunnan, China.

Tridrepana marginata
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T. marginata
Binomial name
Tridrepana marginata
Watson, 1957

The wingspan is 27-32.2 mm for males and 30.2–39 mm for females.[2] The shape of the forewings is unusual, the terminal half of the costa is strongly bowed inwards and the apex is not strongly falcate (sickle shaped) but the outer margin below it is deeply concave and then distinctly arched. There is an orange shadow on the forewings extending from the apex to the outer one third of the inner margin. There are also two white patches ringed by brown lines.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tridrepana marginata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 4 (9): 490
  3. 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.


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