Ditrigona quinaria

Ditrigona quinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ditrigona
Species: D. quinaria
Binomial name
Ditrigona quinaria
(Moore, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Drepanodes quinaria Moore, 1867
  • Leucodrepana nivea Hampson, 1893

Ditrigona quinaria is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Moore in 1867.[1] It is found in China, Tibet and India.

The wingspan is 12-17.5 mm for males and 14-18.5 for females. The fore- and hindwings are speckled with grey. There are five grey transverse fasciae, consisting of a double antemedial fascia with the distal line thickest and a single broad conspicuous postmedial fascia. The narrow terminal fascia are usually present.[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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