Ditrigona media

Ditrigona media
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ditrigona
Species: D. media
Binomial name
Ditrigona media
Wilkinson, 1968

Ditrigona media is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Wilkinson in 1968.[1] It is found in western China and Tibet.

The wingspan is 15.5-18.5 mm for males and 15.5-18.5 mm for females. The costa of the forewings is pale buff and there are five brownish grey weakly lunulate fasciae, consisting of sub-basal, antemedial, postmedial and double subterminal fasciae all tending to converge towards the forewing apex.[2]

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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