Tridrepana unispina
Tridrepana unispina is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan),[1] Japan and Taiwan.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Tridrepana |
| Species: | T. unispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Tridrepana unispina Watson, 1957 | |
The wingspan is 27–42 mm. Adults are on wing in June.[3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana. Mature larvae curl a leaf margin and fix it with silk at the leaf tip to pupate inside.[4]
References
- Song, Wenhui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (September 12, 2011). "A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3021: 39–62 – via India Biodiversity Portal.
- Savela, Markku. "Tridrepana unispina Watson, 1957". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- Oriental Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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