Tridrepana melliflua

Tridrepana melliflua is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in New Guinea, but probably also occurs in Papua New Guinea.[2]

Tridrepana melliflua
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T. melliflua
Binomial name
Tridrepana melliflua
(Warren, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Iridrepana melliflua Warren, 1922

The wingspan is about 31.8-35.4 mm for males and 35.2-43.8 mm for females.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia
  3. 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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