Ditrigona candida

(Ditrigona candida)

Description

Ditrigona candida is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1968. It is found in China (Yunnan). The wingspan is 19–22 mm for males and 20–23 mm for females. The fore- and hindwings are lustrous white, the forewings with the costa buff. The sub-basal and antemedial fasciae are pale grey and angled in the cell, consisting of a broad postmedial fascia speckled with grey up to the fringe. The subterminal fascia are very weakly defined or absent. The hindwings have the sub-basal fascia absent and the antemedial fascia not angled in the cell. The subterminal fascia is represented by diffuse speckling.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Drepanidae
Genus:Ditrigona
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