Agnidra scabiosa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877.[1] It is found in south-eastern Russia, Korea, Japan and China.[2]
Agnidra scabiosa | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Agnidra |
Species: | A. scabiosa |
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Agnidra scabiosa (Butler, 1877) | |
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The wingspan is 14-17.5 mm for males and 17.5–20 mm for females. Adults are similar to Agnidra fuscilinea, but have a distinctive colour pattern of the wings.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus and Castanea species.
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