About Sabra harpagula (Esper, 1786)
Sabra harpagula, commonly known as the scarce hook-tip, is a moth species belonging to the family Drepanidae. It was first formally described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1786. This species has a distribution that extends from Europe, through temperate regions of Asia, all the way to Japan. The wingspan of adult Sabra harpagula ranges from 25 to 35 millimeters. Adult moths of this species are active on the wing from June to August, with the exact timing varying based on the local location of the population. The larvae of Sabra harpagula feed on plant species from the genera Tilia, Quercus, Alnus and Betula; this includes Tilia cordata specifically within the Tilia genus.
