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Drepanidae
850019 – 6251   Drepana arcuata Walker, 1855
             Arched Hooktip Moth

© Carol Wolf
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Synonymy:
  • arcuata Walker 1855 (Drepana) - MONA 1983: 6251
  • alaskensis Barnes & Benjamin 1922 (Drepana)
  • fabula Grote 1862 (Platypteryx)
  • genicula Grote 1862 (Platypteryx)
  • grotei Barnes & Benjamin 1922 (Drepana)
  • siculifer Packard 1872 (Drepana)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Drepana arcuata Walker, 1855 includes as a synonym the former subspecies siculifer Packard, 1872 in Schmidt (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    References
    Drepana arcuata
    © Bob Patterson
    Drepana arcuata
    © Tom Murray
    Drepana arcuata
    © Nelson Poirier
    Drepana arcuata
    © Lynette Schimming
    Drepana arcuata
    © Jason Roberts
    Drepana arcuata
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Drepana arcuata
    35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Drepana arcuata
    © Tom Murray LG

    Drepana arcuata
    © Tom Murray LG

    Drepana arcuata
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Betula papyrifera
    Drepana arcuata
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Betula papyrifera
    Drepana arcuata
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Drepana arcuata
    © Adam Kraiterman LG

    Drepana arcuata
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Drepana arcuata
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    on Betula papyrifera

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