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Drepana falcataria (Pebble Hook-tip)

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The Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe, through Siberia to East Asia. The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The ground colour is light brown or white brown to reddish brown.The forewings, which exhibit a fine regular pattern of dark, finely serrated lines have a dark eye patch in the middle. Under the sickle, or on the outer part of the outer edge of the wing, there is a purple stain. From the wing tip, a clearly curved, dark brown band runs under the stain up to the edge of the wing. The hindwings are also light brown in colour, but brighter than the forewings. Their pattern is similar to but not so strong as that of the forewings. In the females the hindwings are white with the same dark patterning.The egg is yellow marked with orange at on
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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0