''Sabra harpagula'', the scarce hook-tip, is a
moth of the family
Drepanidae first described by
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1786. It is found from Europe through temperate Asia to
Japan
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.
The
wingspan is 25–35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
(MHNT) Sabra harpagula - Gruszów (powiat myślenicki) - male dorsal.jpg, ♂
(MHNT) Sabra harpagula - Gruszów (powiat myślenicki) - male ventral.jpg, ♂ △
The larvae feed on ''
Tilia
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'' (including ''
Tilia cordata''), ''
Quercus'', ''
Alnus'' and ''
Betula'' species.
Subspecies
*''Sabra harpagula harpagula'' (Europe, south-eastern Russia, Manchuria)
*''Sabra harpagula bitorosa''
(Watson, 1968) (China: Sichuan, Shaanxi)
*''Sabra harpagula emarginata''
(Watson, 1968) (China: Zhejiang, Fujian)
*''Sabra harpagula euroista''
Park, 2011 (Korea)
*''Sabra harpagula olivacea''
(Inoue, 1958) (Japan)
References
External links
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''Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa''''Lepiforum e.V.''
Moths described in 1786
Drepaninae
Drepanid moths of Great Britain
Moths of Japan
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
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