Oreta speciosa

Oreta speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species: O. speciosa
Binomial name
Oreta speciosa
(Bryk, 1943)
Synonyms
  • Psiloreta speciosa Bryk, 1943
  • Psiloreta obtusa speciosa
  • Oreta obtusa speciosa
  • Oreta hyalina H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

Oreta speciosa is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Bryk in 1943.[1] It is found in China (Henan, Hubei, Fujian, Sichuan, Tibet) and Myanmar.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. Adults are similar to Oreta obtusa, but there is a transparent round spot in the cell.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
  3. ↑ Chu, H.F. & L.Y. Wang, 1987: Studies on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 30 (3): 291-303.
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