Archidrepana

Archidrepana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Drepaninae
Genus: Archidrepana
Warren, 1902
Species: A. saturniata
Binomial name
Archidrepana saturniata
Warren, 1902[1]

Archidrepana is a monotypic genus of lepidoptera belonging to the subfamily of Drepaninae. This genus contains at present only one species: Archidrepana saturniata that is known from the Comoros (Grande Comore) and from Madagascar.

This species has a wingspan of 52mm.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Afro Moths
  2. ↑ Warren, W. 1902b. New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum. - Novitates Zoologicae 9:487–536.
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