Callidrepana argenteola

Callidrepana argenteola

"Callidrepana argenteola" is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1860. It is found from the Oriental tropics to Taiwan, the Philippines, Sulawesi and Timor. The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Hooktip Moth - Callidrepana argenteola  Callidrepana argenteola,Hooktip Moth,Moth,Palawan,Philippines

Appearance

The wingspan is about 54 mm. The wings are pale ochreous brown with a narrow discal brown streak on the forewings with parallel fainter antemedial and postmedial bars flanking it. The veins posterior to the bars are slightly paler. The postmedial lines are double. The forewings are falcate in both sexes.
Hooktip Moth - Callidrepana argenteola  Callidrepana argenteola,Hooktip Moth,Malaysia,Moth,Pahang

Naming

*"Callidrepana argenteola argenteola"
⤷ "Callidrepana argenteola celebensis" Warren, 1922
⤷ "Callidrepana argenteola dialitha" West, 1932

Food

The larvae feed on "Mangifera" species. They can be found on the upperside of the leaves of their host plant, stretched along the midrib. The larvae resemble bird droppings and are greenish black, streaked with grey. Pupation takes place in a cradle at the edge of a leaf, pulled together with silk.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyDrepanidae
GenusCallidrepana
SpeciesC. argenteola