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Callidrepana argenteola

Species of hook-tip moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Callidrepana argenteola is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1860.[1] It is found from the Oriental tropics to Taiwan,[2] the Philippines, Sulawesi and Timor. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

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Callidrepana argenteola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Callidrepana
Species:
C. argenteola
Binomial name
Callidrepana argenteola
(Moore, [1860])
Synonyms
  • Drepana argenteola Moore, [1860]
  • Drepana bracteata Hampson, 1893
  • Callidrepana dialitha West, 1932
  • Callidrepana bracteata celebensis Warren, 1922
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The wingspan is about 54 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Mangifera species.[4]

Subspecies

  • Callidrepana argenteola argenteola
  • Callidrepana argenteola celebensis Warren, 1922 (Sulawesi)
  • Callidrepana argenteola dialitha West, 1932 (Philippines)

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