Oreta loochooana
Appearance
Oreta loochooana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Oreta |
Species: | O. loochooana
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Binomial name | |
Oreta loochooana C. Swinhoe, 1902
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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[1] and the Russian Far East.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum odoratissimum and Viburnum luzonicus var. formosanum. Pupation takes place on the leaf surface.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Oreta loochooana loochooana (Taiwan, Korea, Russian Far East, Japan: Ryukyus, China: Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu)
- Oreta loochooana timutia Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan)
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.