Archidrepana is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. This genus was erected by William Warren in 1902. Its only species, Archidrepana saturniata, described by the same author in the same year, is known from the Comoros (Grande Comore) and from Madagascar.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepaninae |
| Genus: | Archidrepana Warren, 1902 |
| Species: | A. saturniata
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| Binomial name | |
| Archidrepana saturniata Warren, 1902[1]
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This species has a wingspan of 52 mm.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Archidrepana saturniata Warren, 1902". Afromoths. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Warren, W. 1902. New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae 9:487–536.
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