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Strepsigonia quadripunctata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Strepsigonia
Species:	S. quadripunctata
Binomial name
Strepsigonia quadripunctata (Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
Drepana quadripunctata Walker, 1862

Strepsigonia quadripunctata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Sundaland, the north-eastern Himalayas and on Sulawesi and the southern Moluccas.

Adults are testaceous, the wings with the exterior lunulate and dentate line rather darker than the ground colour. It is most distinct on the forewings where it terminates in a black apical streak. The discal point is black.

References

1. Beccaloni, George; et al. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
2. Savela, Markku. "Strepsigonia quadripunctata (Walker, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
3. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society: Zoology 6: 175 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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