Ditrigona quinquelineata

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

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

The wingspan is 11.5-14.5 mm for males and about 17 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are lustrous white, the forewings have five lunulate fasciae, consisting of antemedial, medial, postmedial and two subterminal fasciae. The hindwings are as the forewings, but the medial fascia is absent.[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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