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Tridrepana acuta is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Watson in 1957. It is found in Sri Lanka and possibly southern India.
Description
The wingspan is about 32-35.6 mm. Mid and hind tibia with terminal pairs of sours. Antennae bipectinate in male, the branches long. Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head. In male, frons red. Head, thorax and abdomen ochreous. Fore wing yellow and costa is reddish. The area below the medial two-thirds of costa suffused with red-brown. An indistinct dark spot on discocellulars. Outer margin from below apex to near outer angle red-brown. Hind wing yellow, the cilia red-brown. Underside suffused with crimson.
References
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