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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Drepanoidea) » Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Drepanidae) » Hooktip Moths (Drepaninae) » Drepana

Genus Drepana

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Works Cited
arched hooktip - Drepana arcuata Moth 5 - Drepana arcuata Masked Birch Caterpillar - Drepana arcuata Masked Birch Caterpillar - Drepana arcuata Arched Hooktip - Drepana arcuata Pennsylvania Moth - Drepana arcuata Drepana arcuata Lake Crabtree eggs 2 on Betula nigra 2020 1 - Drepana arcuata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Drepanoidea (Hooktip and False Owlet Moths)
Family Drepanidae (Hooktip and False Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Drepaninae (Hooktip Moths)
Genus Drepana
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Drepana Schrank, 1802
Platypteryx Laspeyres, 1803
Drepania Hübner, [1819]
Syssaura Hübner, [1819]
Cleopteryx Gistl, 1848
Explanation of Names
Possibly from Greek δρέπανον (drépanon), meaning sickle.
Numbers
There are 2 species in North America. (1)
Identification
The adults of these two species are easy to separate by the overall look and shape of the lines or by the shape of the forewings.
The larvae are very similar in shape, but have slightly different patterns and colors.
Drepana arcuata - Arched Hooktip

Drepana bilineata - Two-lined Hooktip
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 4 June, 2022 - 8:17pm

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