Oreta loochooana

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

Oreta loochooana is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902. It is found in Japan, Korea, mainland China, Taiwan and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 30–37 mm.

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

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Song, W.-H.; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
  3. ↑ "黃斜帶鉤蛾 Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line] (in Chinese). March 24, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.