- to light. The
larva is
brown with
yellow markings and
shows the
typical drepanid shape with a
tapered tail. It
usually feeds on oak, but has also been recorded...
- family, bear a
superficial resemblance to Noctuidae. Many
species in the
drepanid family have a
distinctively hook-shaped apex to the fore wing, leading...
- The moth
family Drepanidae contains the
following genera:
Contents A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P S T U W Y Z
References Achlya Aethiopsestis Agnidra -...
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several humps along its back. At rest it
raises both ends as with many
drepanids. It
feeds on
various Rubus species. The
species overwinters as a pupa...
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Cilix glaucata, the
Chinese character, is a moth of the
family Drepanidae. It was
first described by the
Italian physician and naturalist,
Giovanni Antonio...
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Tethea ocularis, the
figure of eighty, is a moth of the
family Drepanidae. The
species was
first described by Carl
Linnaeus in his 1767 12th
edition of...
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Polyploca ridens, the
frosted green, is a moth of the
family Drepanidae. It is
found in
southern and
central Europe, England, Denmark,
southern Sweden...
- Macroheterocera)
Macroheterocera Chapman, 1893
Drepanoidea Boisduval, 1828 –
drepanids Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 –
owlet moths Geometroidea Leach, 1815 – inchworms...
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Falcaria lacertinaria, the
scalloped hook-tip, is a moth of the
family Drepanidae. The
species was
first described by Carl
Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition...
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Sabra harpagula, the
scarce hook-tip, is a moth of the
family Drepanidae first described by
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1786. It is
found from Europe...
