Tridrepana flava

Updated on Jan 01, 2025

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Drepanidae Scientific name Tridrepana flava		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tridrepana Rank Subspecies

Similar Tridrepana, Tridrepana unispina, Microblepsis, Albara reversaria, Drepaninae

Tridrepana flava is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya, China, Taiwan, Sundaland, and Sulawesi.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Eurya japonica. Mature larvae curl a leaf margin and fix it with silk to pupate inside.

Subspecies

Tridrepana flava flava (India, north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, China: Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan)

Tridrepana flava contracta Watson, 1957 (Sundaland)

Tridrepana flava unita Watson, 1957 (Sulawesi)

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