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Hook tip Moth

family: Drepanidae

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Description:

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.

Habitat:

Seen at a rain forest.

Reference Links:

Drepanidae - Wikipedia, Flickr

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