Tridrepana flava (Moore, 1879) is a animal in the Drepanidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tridrepana flava (Moore, 1879)

Tridrepana flava (Moore, 1879)

Tridrepana flava is a Drepanidae moth found across South and East Asia, whose larvae feed on Eurya japonica and pupate inside curled leaves.

Family
Genus
Tridrepana
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tridrepana flava (Moore, 1879)

Tridrepana flava is a moth species that belongs to the family Drepanidae. This species is distributed across northeastern Himalaya, China, Taiwan, Sundaland, and Sulawesi. The larvae of Tridrepana flava feed on the leaves of Eurya japonica. When larvae reach maturity, they curl a leaf margin, fix it in place with silk, and pupate inside the curled structure.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Drepanidae Tridrepana

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