Drapetodes mitaria is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in Hong Kong and from India to Singapore and in Taiwan.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Drapetodes |
| Species: | D. mitaria
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| Drapetodes mitaria Guenée, 1857
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Adults are on wing in June and July.[3]
The larvae feed on Hedychium species.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Drapetodes mitaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Drapetodes mitaria Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "Drapetodes mitaria Guenée". Oriental Butterflies & Moths. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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