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Ditrigona lineata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ditrigona

Ditrigona lineata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Leech in 1898. 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.

Subspecies

  • Ditrigona lineata lineata (China: Yunnan, Sichuan)
  • Ditrigona lineata tephroides Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Shensi, Tibet)
  • References

    Ditrigona lineata Wikipedia