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Drapetodes croceago

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Drapetodes croceago is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1895. It is found in southern Burma and on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are bright orange-yellow, the forewings with orange veins and four slightly waved orange lines before the middle. The disc is clouded with fuscous and there are two black spots at the end of the cell, as well as two curved postmedial orange lines and two dentate submarginal lines. The hindwings have the disc clouded with fuscous and there is a black speck at the end of the cell. There are also a medial, postmedial and two crenulate submarginal lines.

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