Callidrepana ovata

Callidrepana ovata is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Watson in 1968.[1] It is found in the Chinese provinces of Shaanxi, Hubei and Sichuan.[2]

Callidrepana ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Callidrepana
Species:
C. ovata
Binomial name
Callidrepana ovata
Watson, 1968

The length of the forewings is 15.5–19 mm for males and 17.5–22 mm for females. Adults are similar to the pale form of Callidrepana patrana palleolus, but usually paler. There are scattered brilliantly lustrous scales along the veins proximal to the postmedial fascia, along the distal edge of the postmedial fascia and in a streak in the basal half of the costal area.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Callidrepana ovata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Callidrepana ovata Watson, 1968". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) Supplement 12: 119


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