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Sabra Bode, 1907
Sabra Bode, 1907; Mitt. Roemermus. Hildesh. 22: 22, TS: Bombyx harpagula Esper
Palaeodrepana Inoue, 1962; Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 6 (key), 21 (Japanese), 45 (key), 48 (English summary), TS: Bombyx harpagula Esper
Palaeodrepana ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 92, f. 170-182, pl. 4, f. 330-332

Sabra harpagula (Esper, 1786)
EU, Temperate Asia, Japan. See [About maps] Scare Hook-tip Lindensichler Harpon Vass-spetsad sikelvinge hársfa-sarlósszövö
Bombyx harpagula Esper, 1786; Die. Schmett., Th. III (28): 373, (26): pl. 73, f. 1-2, TL: Germany, Uffenheim
Sabra harpagula, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Sabra harpagula, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Sabra harpagula, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Sabra harpagula, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Bombyx harpagula ; Hübner, [1803], pl. 11, f. 41 ('sicula'); Hübner, [1809], 113
Drepana harpagula ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 23
Palaeodrepana harpagula ; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 22; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 94, f. 170-182, pl. 4, f. 330-332

Larva on Tilia, Quercus, Alnus, Betula [BSW]

EU, SE.Russia, Manchuria Palaeodrepana harpagula harpagula ; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 94, f. 170-174, pl. 4, f. 331
S. h. olivacea (Inoue, 1958)
Japan Drepana harpagula olivacea Inoue, 1958; Trans. Shkoku ent. Soc. 6: 12, TL: Japan
Palaeodrepana harpagula olivacea ; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 23; Watson, 1968, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 94
S. h. emarginata (Watson, 1968)
China (Chekiang, Fukien, Shansi?) Palaeodrepana harpagula emarginata Watson, 1968; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 94, f. 179-182, pl. 4, f. 332, TL: China, Chekiang, West Tien-Mu-Shan, 1600m
S. h. bitorosa (Watson, 1968)
China (S.Shensi, Szecwan?) Palaeodrepana harpagula bitorosa Watson, 1968; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 97, f. 175-178, pl. 4, f. 330, TL: China, S.Shensi, Tapaishan im Tsinling, c. 1700m


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BSW]
de Freina, J. J., Witt, T. J, 1987; Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalearktis; ISBN 3-926285-00-1
[ESP]
Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[NORLEP]
Norges Sommerfugler
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)


Some related literature:
Esper, 1786
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil III. Die Nachtschmetterlinge Die. Schmett., Th. III (15): 1-32, pl. 1-6 (1782), (16): 33-56, pl. 7-12 (1782), (17): 57-88, pl. 6A, 13-17 (1783), (18): 89-104, pl. 18-23 (1783), (19): 105-136, pl. 24-31 (1784), (20): 137-184, pl. 32-37 (1785), (21): 185-208, pl. 38-43 (1785), (22): 209-240, pl. 44-49 (1785), (23): 241-272, pl. 50-55 (1785), (24): 273-288, pl. 56-61 (1786), (25): 289-312, pl. 62-67 (1786), (26): 313-328, pl. 68-73 (1786), (27): 329-344, pl. 74-79 (1786), (28): 345-396 (1786)
Gaede, 1931
Drepanidae in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 60pp
Inoue, 1958
Three new subspecies and one unrecorded species of the Drepanidae from Japan (Lepidoptera) Trans. Shkoku ent. Soc. 6: 11-13, 4fgs
Inoue, 1962
Lepidoptera: Cyclidiidae, Drepaniidae Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 54pp, 3pls, 128fgs
Watson, 1968
The taxononomy of the Drepaninae represented in China, with an account of their world distribution (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.), Suppl. 12: 151pp, 14pls


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