Family
Drepanidae (Hooktip and false owlet moths)
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides. Photo: (c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY)
The Drepanidae is a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies (Minet and Scoble, 1999;) 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.
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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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