Drepanidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Drepanoidea

Familia: Drepanidae
Subfamiliae (3): Cyclidiinae – Drepaninae – Thyatirinae

Overview of genera (131)

Achlya – Agnidra – Albara – Ametroptila – Amphitorna – Archidrepana – Argodrepana – Argodrepana – Asphalia – Astatochroa – Ausaris – Auzata – Auzatellodes – Baryphanes – Betapsestis – Callicilix – Camptopsestis – Canucha – Canucha – Chaeopsestis – Chiropsestis – Cilix – Crocinis – Cyclidia – Cymatophorima – Demopsestis – Deroca – Didymana – Dipriodonta – Ditrigona – Drapetodes – Drapetodes – Drepana – Ectothyris – Epicampoptera – Epipsestis – Eudeilinia – Euparyphasma – Euphalacra – Euphalacra – Euthyatira – Falcaria – Gaurena – Gogana – Gonoreta – Gonoretodes – Habrona – Habrosyne – Haloplia – Hemiphruda – Hiroshia – Horipsestis – Horithyatira – Hyalospectra – Hyalospectra – Hyalostola – Hypsidia – Isopsestis – Isospidia – Koedfoltos – Kosemponiola – Kurama – Leucoblepsis – Leucoblepsis – Liocrops – Macrauzata – Macrocilix – Macrocilix – Macrothyatira – Marplena – Mesopsestis – Mesothyatira – Microblepsis – Mimopsestis – Mimozethes – Monoprista – Negera – Nelcynda – Nemacerota – Neodaruma – Neophalacra – Neoploca – Neoreta – Neotogaria – Nephoploca – Nidara – Nordstromia – Nothoploca – Ochropacha – Oreta – Oretopsis – Paragnorima – Paralbara – Parapsestis – Phalacra – Phyllopteryx – Polydactylos – Polyploca – Problepsidis – Pseudalbara – Pseudemodesa – Pseuderosia – Psidopala – Sabra – Shinploca – Spectroreta – Spica – Spidia – Stenopsestis – Strepsigonia – Strepsigonia – Streptoperas – Sugitaniella – Takapsestis – Teldenia – Tethea – Tetheella – Thyatira – Thymistada – Thymistadopsis – Toelgyfaloca – Toxoides – Tridrepana – Tridrepana – Trotothyris – Uranometra – Urogonodes – Watsonalla – Wernya – Yucilix – Zusidava
Name

Drepanidae Boisduval, 1828.
References

Holloway, J.D., 1998: The Moths of Borneo, Part 8, families Castniidae, Callidulidae, Drepanidae & Uraniidae: 1–155.
Li, Y., Hu, Y. & Wang, M., 2014: A new species of Callidrepana Felder, 1861 (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) from Hainan, China. Tinea 22(5): 316–317.
Scoble, M.J. & E.D. Edwards, 1987: Hypsidia Rothschild: a review and a reassessment (Lepidoptera: Drepanoidea, Drepanidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 18 (4): 333–353. Abstract: DOI: 10.1163/187631287X00151.
Skou, P., 1986: The Geometroid Moths of North Europe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae and Geometridae). Entomonograph 6: 1–348.
Wilkinson, C., 1967: A taxonomic study of the Genera Ditrigona Moore, Teldenia Moore and Argodrepana gen. n. (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae). PhD. thesis London University. 336 pp.
Wilkinson, C., 1967: A taxonomic revision of the genus Teldenia Moore (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae, Drepaninae). Trans. R. Ent. Soc. (London). 119: 303–362
Wilkinson, C., 1972: The Drepanidae of Nepal (Lepidoptera). Khumbu Himal, Ergebn. Forsch. Unternehmen Nepal Himalaya, München. 4: 157–228.
Yamamoto, Y., 1960: A new species of the Drepanidae from the Island of Yakushima, South Japan (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Tinea 5 (2): 334–335.

Links

Pitkin, B. & P. Jenkins. Butterflies and Moths of the World: Generic Names and their Type-species. Natural History Museum.[1]

Vernacular names
日本語: カギバガ科
Nederlands: Eenstaartjes
中文: 钩蛾科

The Drepanidae is a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide.[1] They are generally divided in three subfamilies (Minet and Scoble, 1999;[2]) 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 forewing, 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.

Taxonomy

Subfamily Drepaninae – hook-tips
Subfamily Thyatirinae – false owlets
Subfamily Cyclidiinae
Unassigned to subfamily
Hypsidia Rothschild, 1896
Yucilix Yang, 1978

See also

List of drepanid genera

References

Chinery, Michael (1986): Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe
Minet, J. & Scoble, M.J. (1999): The Drepanoid/Geometroid Assemblage. In: Kristensen, N.P. (ed.): Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography, chapter 17. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. vol. IV: Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 35. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin & New York.
Skinner, Bernard (1984): Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles

van Nieukerken; et al. (2011). "Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3148: 212–221. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.41.
Holloway J.D. (2011). "The Moths of Borneo: Families Phaudidae, Himantopteridae and Zygaenidae; revised and annotated checklist". Malayan Nature Journal. 63: 1–548.