Ditrigona lineata

Ditrigona lineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ditrigona
Species: D. lineata
Binomial name
Ditrigona lineata
(Leech, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Leucodrepana lineata Leech, 1898

Ditrigona lineata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Leech in 1898.[1] It is found in China.

The wingspan is 17-19 mm for males and 19-24 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are lustrous white, the forewings with the costa yellowish brown at the base, the remainder buff. The fasciae are brownish grey, sub-basal, antemedial, postmedial and two subterminal, all more or less evenly spaced. The hindwings are similar to the forewings.[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. LepIndex
  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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