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Drepanidae
Sign in to saveThe Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a superficial resemblance to Noctuidae. Many species in the drepanid family have a distinctively hook-shaped apex to the fore wing, leading to their common name of hook-tips.
Species
hooktip moths
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyDrepanidae
钩蛾科（学名：Drepanidae）是鱗翅目的一科，科名取自希腊语“drepan”，意为“镰刀”。因其大部分种类前翅顶角呈钩状，故名。外形与尺蛾科昆虫极为相似。[1] 参考资料 ^ 朱弘复 王林瑶. 《中国动物志·昆虫纲（第三卷）·鳞翅目·圆钩蛾科 钩蛾科》 (M)使用|format=需要含有|url= (帮助) 1. 北京: 科学出版社. 1991: 70～71. ISBN 7-03-001906-7. 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=钩蛾科&oldid=48595656” 分类：钩蛾科 隐藏分类： 含有格式却不含网址的引用的页面 使用ISBN魔术链接的页面 本地相关图片与维基数据不同
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 234
- With media
- 92
- Family
- Drepanidae
- Collections
- USNM, UCD
- Recorded in
- Nepal, South Africa, India, Canada, United States
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The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a superficial resemblance to Noctuidae. Many species in the drepanid family have a distinctively hook-shaped apex to the fore wing, leading to their common name of hook-tips.
The larvae of many species are very distinctive, tapering to a point at the tail and usually resting with both head and tail raised. They usually feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, pupating between leaves spun together with silk.
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