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 through temperate Asia to Japan.
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The wingspan is 25–35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
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The larvae feed on Tilia (including Tilia cordata), Quercus, Alnus and Betula species.
Subspecies
edit- Sabra harpagula harpagula (Europe, south-eastern Russia, Manchuria)
- Sabra harpagula bitorosa (Watson, 1968) (China: Sichuan, Shaanxi)
- Sabra harpagula emarginata (Watson, 1968) (China: Zhejiang, Fujian)
- Sabra harpagula euroista Park, 2011 (Korea)
- Sabra harpagula olivacea (Inoue, 1958) (Japan)
References
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- Kimber, Ian. "65.006 BF1650 Scarce Hook-tip Sabra harpagula (Esper, 1786)". UKMoths. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Lepiforum e.V.
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