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Callidrepana gemina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Callidrepana

Callidrepana gemina is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in north-eastern India and China (Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang).

The length of the forewings is 15-17 mm for males and 17.5-20 mm for females. The ground-colour is yellowish white, the apical markings, cell-spot and subterminal spots dark reddish brown, while the other markings are yellowish brown. The costa is dull yellowish orange at the base and both wings have bands of brilliant lustrous scales along the veins proximal to the postmedial fascia, along the distal edge of the postmedial fascia and along the basal half of the costa.

Subspecies

  • Callidrepana gemina gemina (north-eastern India)
  • Callidrepana gemina curta Watson, 1968 (China: Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang)
  • References

    Callidrepana gemina Wikipedia