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Drepana (moth)

genus of insects

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 12, 2023
Entity authorityQ5306943 ↗
Source-derived summary

Drepana is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.

Species

Subgenus Drepana Schrank, 1802

Drepana curvatula (Borkhausen, 1790)

Drepana dispilata Warren, 1922

Drepana falcataria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Drepana pallida Moore, 1879

Drepana rufofasciata Hampson, [1893]

Subgenus Watsonalla Minet, 1985

Drepana binaria (Hufnagel, 1767)

Drepana cultraria (Fabricius, 1775)

Drepana uncinula (Borkhausen, 1790)

Subgenus unknown

Drepana arcuata Walker, 1855

Former species

Drepana argenteola Moore

Drepana micacea Walker

References

External links

Family description in Richard South.

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The public source identifies “Drepana (moth)” as genus of insects. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Drepana, moth and genus.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1802, 1790, 1922, 1758—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Drepana, moth and genus providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Drepana (moth)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.