Oreta pavaca

Oreta pavaca
Oreta pavaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. pavaca
Binomial name
Oreta pavaca
Moore, [1866]
Synonyms
  • Psiloreta pavaca purpurea Warren, 1923
  • Psiloreta pavaca olivacea Warren, 1923
  • Oreta pavaca ab. flavida Warren, 1923
  • Oreta fusca H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta lushansis Fang, 2003
  • Oreta unichroma H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta zigzaga H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

Oreta pavaca is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1866. It is found in China, India and Nepal.

The length of the forewings is 18.5–25.5 mm for males and 21.5–26.5 mm for females.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Oreta pavaca Moore, [1866]". 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. ↑ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3) : 170