Ditrigona mytylata

Ditrigona mytylata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1868.[1] It is found in northern India and Myanmar.

Ditrigona mytylata
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D. mytylata
Binomial name
Ditrigona mytylata
(Guenée, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Corycia mytylata Guenée, 1868
  • Bapta mytylata

The wingspan is 14.5 mm for males and 15.5-19.5 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings are white and lustrous, the forewings with the costa yellowish brown at the base, the remainder yellowish white. The fasciae are pale yellowish brown, consisting of sub-basal, antemedial, postmedial and lunulate subterminal fasciae. The hindwings are similar to the forewings, but without the sub-basal fascia.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ditrigona mytylata". 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). The Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 31, Issue 4; Abstract: A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)


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