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Ditrigona lineata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by John Henry Leech in 1898.[1] It is found in China.

Ditrigona lineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Ditrigona
Species:	D. lineata
Binomial name
Ditrigona lineata (Leech, 1898)
Synonyms
Leucodrepana lineata Leech, 1898

The wingspan is 17–19 mm for males and 19–24 mm for females. The forewings and hindwings are lustrous white, the forewings with the costa yellowish brown at the base, the remainder buff. The fasciae are brownish grey, sub-basal, antemedial, postmedial and two subterminal, all more or less evenly spaced. The hindwings are similar to the forewings.[2]

Subspecies

• Ditrigona lineata lineata (China: Yunnan, Sichuan)
• Ditrigona lineata tephroides Wilkinson, 1968 (China: Shensi, Tibet)

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