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Ditrigona sericea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ditrigona

Ditrigona sericea is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Leech in 1898. It is found in China, Burma and north-eastern India.

The wingspan is 12.5-17.5 mm for males and 15-21 mm for females. The forewings are white with the base of the costa pale brown. There are five brownish grey transverse fasciae: sub-basal, antemedial, broad postmedial and double subterminal. The last three are lunulate. The hindwings are as the forewings.

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Ditrigona sericea Wikipedia