Drapetodes mitaria

Drapetodes mitaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in Hong Kong and from India to Singapore and in Taiwan.[2]

Drapetodes mitaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]

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.


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