Oreta loochooana

Oreta loochooana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species: O. loochooana
Binomial name
Oreta loochooana
Swinhoe, 1902
Synonyms
  • Oreta (Oretella) squamulata Strand, 1916
  • Psiloreta pulchripes formosicola Matsumura, 1927

Oreta loochooana is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in Japan, Korea, mainland China, Taiwan[1] and the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 30–37 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum odoratissimum and Viburnum luzonicus var. formosanum. Pupation takes place on the leaf surface.[4]

Subspecies

References

  1. "Oreta at funet". Nic.funet.fi. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  2. Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
  3. "gaga.biodiv.tw". gaga.biodiv.tw. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  4. "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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