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Hooktip and False Owlet Moths
Drepanidae
The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies, 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 fore wing, 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.
45 branches of this family, most-observed first
Hooktip Moths
subfamilyDrepaninae
False Owlet Moths
subfamilyThyatirinae
Oretinae
subfamilyOretinae
Cyclidiinae
subfamilyCyclidiinae
Sabra
genusSabra
Ditrigona
genusDitrigona
Leucodrepana
genusLeucodrepana
Pseudalbara
genusPseudalbara
Auzatellodes
genusAuzatellodes
Gogana
genusGogana
Hemiphruda
genusHemiphruda
Pseuderosia
genusPseuderosia
Euphalacra
genusEuphalacra
Thymistadopsis
genusThymistadopsis
Mimozethes
genusMimozethes
Callicilix
genusCallicilix
Argodrepana
genusArgodrepana
Monothyatira
genusMonothyatira
Astatochroa
genusAstatochroa
Gonoreta
genusGonoreta
Didymana
genusDidymana
Hyalostola
genusHyalostola
Togaria
genusTogaria
Streptoperas
genusStreptoperas
Dipriodonta
genusDipriodonta
Monoprista
genusMonoprista
Spidia
genusSpidia
Yucilix
genusYucilix
Oretopsis
genusOretopsis
Problepsidis
genusProblepsidis
Uranometra
genusUranometra
Archidrepana
genusArchidrepana
Baryphanes
genusBaryphanes
Eggersops
genusEggersops
Gonoretodes
genusGonoretodes
Microthyatira
genusMicrothyatira
Neogaurena
genusNeogaurena
Crocinis
genusCrocinis
Ametroptila
genusAmetroptila
Pseudemodesa
genusPseudemodesa
Liocrops
genusLiocrops
Kosemponiola
genusKosemponiola
Isospidia
genusIsospidia
Nidara
genusNidara
Trotothyris
genusTrotothyris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84430.