Drepana arcuata

Drepana arcuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Drepana
Species:	D. arcuata
Binomial name
Drepana arcuata Walker, 1855
Synonyms
Drepana fabula (Grote, 1862) Drepana genicula (Grote, 1862) Drepana grotei Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 Drepana arcuata siculifer Packard, 1872 Drepana arcuata alaskensis Barnes & Benjamin, 1922

The Arched Hooktip or Masked Birch Caterpillar (Drepana arcuata) is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island, south to at least North Carolina, South Carolina and California.

The wingspan is 24–40 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May through late-July. There is one generation per year in the north. The larvae feed on Betula papyrifera and Alnus species.

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