Callidrepana argenteola

Callidrepana argenteola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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

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.

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)

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Callidrepana argenteola​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Callidrepana argenteola (Moore, [1860])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Novitates Zoologicae. 37: 228
  4. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Callidrepana argenteola Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 13, 2021.


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