Drepana curvatula

Drepana curvatula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Drepana
Species:	D. curvatula
Binomial name
	Drepana curvatula; (Borkhausen, 1790)
Synonyms
	Phalaena curvatula Borkhausen, 1790; Drepana curvatula f. gaedei Bytinski-Salz, 1939; Drepana curvatula knechteli Daniel, 1963; Drepana acuta Butler, 1881; Drepana curvatula japonibia Strand, 1911; Drepana curvatula urupula Bryk, 1942; Dreapana curvatula koreula Bryk, 1942;

Drepana curvatula, the dusky hook-tip, is a moth of the family Drepanidae.^[1] It was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1790 and it is found from Europe to Japan.

The wingspan is 34–42 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on alder, oak and birch.

Subspecies[edit]

Drepana curvatula curvatula (Europe)
Drepana curvatula acuta Butler, 1881 (Japan, south-eastern Russia, Kuril Islands, Korea, China: Manchuria)

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