Tridrepana postica

Tridrepana postica is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in north-eastern India and Malaysia.

Tridrepana postica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Tridrepana
Species:
T. postica
Binomial name
Tridrepana postica
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Drepana postica Moore, 1879
  • Iridrepana postica
  • Drepana xanthoptera Hampson, 1893
  • Tridrepana xanthoptera

The wingspan is about 27.4-37.4 mm for males and 35.8-40.2 mm for females.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Watson, Allan (1957). "A revision of the genus Tridrepana Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 4 (9): 407–500 – via BioStor.


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