hooktip moth
insect
Also known as: Drepanidae
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A hooktip moth is a type of moth belonging to the family Drepanidae. This family includes approximately 650 species found worldwide, primarily in the Indo-Australian region. Many adult hooktip moths are characterized by strongly hooked apexes on their forewings. Their larvae typically lack the last pair of prolegs.12
The term "tip moth" refers to several species, particularly within the family Tortricidae, whose larvae bore into the tips of tree branches.3
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