Drapetodes mitaria

Drapetodes mitaria
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Drapetodes
Species:
D. mitaria
Binomial name
Drapetodes mitaria
Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
  • Drapetodes mitaria Guenée, 1858
  • Drapetodes albidior Warren, 1922
  • Drapetodes vapida Warren, 1922
  • Drapetodes platycerata Walker, 1862

Drapetodes mitaria is a species of moth in the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Taiwan, Hong Kong and from India to Singapore.

Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Hedychium species.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Drapetodes mitaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Drapetodes mitaria Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Drapetodes mitaria Guenée". Oriental Butterflies & Moths. Retrieved August 4, 2018.