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Ditrigona quinaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ditrigona

Ditrigona quinaria is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Moore in 1867. 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.

Subspecies

  • Ditrigona quinaria quinaria (Tibet, north-eastern India)
  • Ditrigona quinaria erminea Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Shensi)
  • Ditrigona quinaria leucophaea Wilkinson, 1968 (Tibet)
  • Ditrigona quinaria nivea (Hampson, 1893) (India: Assam)
  • Ditrigona quinaria spodia Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Yunnan)

    • References

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