Agnidra corticata

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Agnidra corticata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Agnidra
Species:
A. corticata
Binomial name
Agnidra corticata
(Warren, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Drepana corticata Warren, 1922

Agnidra corticata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in north-eastern India and China (Sichuan).

The wingspan is 15.5-18.5 mm for males and 17.5–19 mm for females. Adults are similar to Agnidra vinacea and Agnidra fuscilinea, but have a much smaller area of pale patches at the end of the cell on the forewings. These patches are pale buff.[2]

Subspecies[]

  • Agnidra corticata corticata (north-eastern India)
  • Agnidra corticata francki Watson, 1968 (China: Sichuan)

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agnidra corticata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 July 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) Suppl. 12


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