''Callidrepana ovata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Drepanidae The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies) which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a super ...

first described by Watson in 1968. It is found in the Chinese provinces of

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and

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. The length of the forewings is 15.5–19 mm for males and 17.5–22 mm for females. Adults are similar to the pale form of '' Callidrepana patrana palleolus'', but usually paler. There are scattered brilliantly lustrous scales along the veins proximal to the postmedial fascia, along the distal edge of the postmedial fascia and in a streak in the basal half of the costal area.''Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology)'' Supplement 12: 119
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Moths described in 1968 Drepaninae {{Drepaninae-stub