Tridrepana obliquitaenia
Tridrepana obliquitaenia is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is widely distributed in New Guinea.[2]
| Tridrepana obliquitaenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Tridrepana |
| Species: | T. obliquitaenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Tridrepana obliquitaenia (Warren, 1922) | |
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The wingspan is about 35.2-41.8 mm for males. Adults are easily distinguished from related species by the colour pattern of the upperside.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia
- Watson, Allan (1957). "A revision of the genus Tridrepana Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 4 (9): 407–500 – via BioStor.
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