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Tridrepana mediata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tridrepana

Tridrepana mediata is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Warren in 1922. It is found in New Guinea, extending to Goodenough Island and Sudest Island in the south-west.

The wingspan is about 29.4-33.4 mm for males and 34.2-42.2 mm for females. Adults are similar to Tridrepana albonotata, but can be distinguished by the dark brown colour of the male and the paler brown colour of the female.

References

Tridrepana mediata Wikipedia