Tridrepana subadelpha

Tridrepana subadelpha is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Song, Xue and Han in 2011.[1] It is found in Yunnan, China.

Tridrepana subadelpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Tridrepana
Species:
T. subadelpha
Binomial name
Tridrepana subadelpha
Song, Xue & Han, 2011

The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The forewings are pale yellow with a brown crescent patch under the apex, with a brownish-black ovate spot inside. The antemedial line is greyish brown and punctuate and the postmedial line is brown and punctuate. The discal spot and mid-cell spot are greyish brown, and there is a white strip ringed with brown, as well as two big round greyish-brown patches near the lower angle of the cell, each with a dark brown ovate spot inside. The hindwings have antemedial and postmedial lines that are similar to those on the forewings. There is a small elongate pale greyish-brown patch near the lower angle of the cell and a brown spot inside the patch.

Etymology

The species name refers to the similarity of its genitalia to Tridrepana adelpha and is derived from the Latin prefix sub- and the species name adelpha.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. 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.


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