Oreta ancora

Oreta ancora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species: O. ancora
Binomial name
Oreta ancora
Chu and Wang, 1987

Oreta ancora is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Chu and Wang in 1987.[1] It is found in China (Sichuan, Tibet) and Nepal.[2]

The length of the forewings is 16-19 mm. Adults are similar to Oreta angularis, but the outer margin of the forewings is convex, not forming a triangle and there are two prominent oblique dark lines on the hindwings, as well as an oval dark 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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