Tridrepana unispina is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan),[1] Japan and Taiwan.[2]

Tridrepana unispina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tridrepana
Species:
T. unispina
Binomial name
Tridrepana unispina
Watson, 1957

The wingspan is 27–42 mm. Adults are on wing in June.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana.[4]

References

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  1. Song, Wenhui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang (September 12, 2011). "A taxonomic revision of Tridrepana Swinhoe, 1895 in China, with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3021: 39–62 via India Biodiversity Portal.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Tridrepana unispina Watson, 1957". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. Oriental Butterflies and Moths
  4. Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine