Oreta shania

Oreta shania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Oreta
Species:	O. shania
Binomial name
	Oreta shania; Watson, 1967
Synonyms
	Oreta bimaculata H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987; Oreta cera H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987;

Oreta shania is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1967.^[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan).^[2]

The length of the forewings is 15-20.5 mm for males and about 19.5 mm for females. There are pale yellow areas, darker reddish-brown medial or marginal areas and both wings have two white cell-spots and black or dark brown spots on the costa and at the anal angle. Both wings, but especially the hindwings, are lightly speckled with black or dark brown.^[3]

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreta shania". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
^ Savela, Markku. "Oreta shania Watson, 1967". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3): 170

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreta shania". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Oreta shania Watson, 1967". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

[3] Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3): 170

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