Callidrepana argenteola

Callidrepana argenteola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Callidrepana
Species:	C. argenteola
Binomial name
Callidrepana argenteola (Moore, [1860])
Synonyms
Drepana argenteola Moore, [1860] Drepana bracteata Hampson, 1893 Callidrepana dialitha West, 1932 Callidrepana bracteata celebensis Warren, 1922

Callidrepana argenteola is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1860.[1] It is found from the Oriental tropics to Taiwan,[2] the Philippines, Sulawesi and Timor. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

The wingspan is about 54 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Mangifera species.[4]

Subspecies

• Callidrepana argenteola argenteola
• Callidrepana argenteola celebensis Warren, 1922 (Sulawesi)
• Callidrepana argenteola dialitha West, 1932 (Philippines)

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Callidrepana argenteola​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Callidrepana argenteola (Moore, [1860])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
3. Novitates Zoologicae. 37: 228
4. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Callidrepana argenteola Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 13, 2021.