Oreta pavaca
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Oreta |
Species: | O. pavaca
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Oreta pavaca is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1866. It is found in China, India and Nepal.[2]
The length of the forewings is 18.5–25.5 mm for males and 21.5–26.5 mm for females. The coloration and colour pattern of the wings distinguish this species from the rest of this species group.[3]
Subspecies[]
- Oreta pavaca pavaca (northern India, Sikkim, Nepal, China: Yunnan, Tibet)
- Oreta pavaca sinensis Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou)
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Oreta pavaca Moore, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1–36.
- ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3) : 170
Categories:
- Moths described in 1866
- Drepaninae
- Drepaninae stubs