Sabra harpagula, the scarce hook-tip, is a moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1786. It is found from Europe through temperate Asia to Japan.
The wingspan is 25âÂÂ35 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Tilia (including Tilia cordata), Quercus, Alnus and Betula species.
Subspecies
- Sabra harpagula harpagula (Europe, south-eastern Russia, Manchuria)
- Sabra harpagula bitorosa <small>(Watson, 1968)</small> (China: Sichuan, Shaanxi)
- Sabra harpagula emarginata <small>(Watson, 1968)</small> (China: Zhejiang, Fujian)
- Sabra harpagula euroista <small>Park, 2011</small> (Korea)
- Sabra harpagula olivacea <small>(Inoue, 1958)</small> (Japan)
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