Microblepsis violacea explained

Microblepsis violacea is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889. It is found in north-western and north-eastern India, Taiwan and China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian).^[1]

The wingspan is 25–36 mm.:^{[2] [3]}

The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Microblepsis violacea (Butler, 1889) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 13, 2018.
2. Web site: gaga.biodiv.tw . gaga.biodiv.tw . 2009-07-28 . 2011-12-19.
3. News: 灰褐鉤蛾 Species Microblepsis violacea (Bulter, 1889) 臺灣生命大百科. 臺灣生命大百科. 2019-03-13. zh-TW.
4. Web site: Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan . PDF . 2011-12-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425144509/http://140.112.100.38/chinese/publication/journal/pdf/t2201/t220103.pdf . 2012-04-25 .