Oreta vatama
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Oreta |
Species: | O. vatama
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Binomial name | |
Oreta vatama Moore, [1866]
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Oreta vatama is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866.[1] It is found in Pakistan, India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar and China.[2]
The length of the forewings is 17–24 mm for males and 20–25 mm for females.[3]
Subspecies[]
- Oreta vatama vatama (north-eastern India, Sikkim, Bhutan, northern Myanmar)
- Oreta vatama acutula Watson, 1967 (China: Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet)
- Oreta vatama luculenta Watson, 1967 (north-western India, Kashmir, Pakistan)
- Oreta vatama tsina Watson, 1967 (China: Shaanxi, Gansu)
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreta vatama". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Oreta vatama Moore, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3): 170
Categories:
- Moths described in 1866
- Drepaninae
- Drepaninae stubs