Tridrepana flava explained

Tridrepana flava is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya, China, Taiwan, Sundaland, and Sulawesi.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Eurya japonica. Mature larvae curl a leaf margin and fix it with silk to pupate inside.^[1]

Subspecies

• Tridrepana flava flava (India, north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, China: Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan)
• Tridrepana flava contracta Watson, 1957 (Sundaland)
• Tridrepana flava unita Watson, 1957 (Sulawesi)

External links

• The Moths of Borneo

Notes and References

1. http://140.112.100.38/chinese/publication/journal/pdf/t2201/t220103.pdf Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan