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Ditrigona quinaria

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Ditrigona quinaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ditrigona
Species:
D. quinaria
Binomial name
Ditrigona quinaria
(Moore, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Drepanodes quinaria Moore, 1867
  • Leucodrepana nivea Hampson, 1893

Ditrigona quinaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1867.[1] It is found in China, Tibet and India.

The wingspan is 12–17.5 mm for males and 14–18.5 for females.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Ditrigona quinaria quinaria (Tibet, north-eastern India)
  • Ditrigona quinaria erminea Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Shaanxi)
  • Ditrigona quinaria leucophaea Wilkinson, 1968 (Tibet)
  • Ditrigona quinaria nivea (Hampson, 1893) (India: Assam)
  • Ditrigona quinaria spodia Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Yunnan)

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ditrigona quinaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Christopher (1968). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 31 (4).