Oreta obtusa
Appearance
Oreta obtusa | |
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Oreta obtusa aequitermen - Cameron Highlands | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Oreta |
Species: | O. obtusa
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Binomial name | |
Oreta obtusa Walker, 1855
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Subspecies | |
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Oreta obtusa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India, China, Myanmar and Indonesia.[2]
The length of the forewings is 18–20 mm for males and 22–23 mm for females. No other species of the genus, except for Oreta brunnea, has a large dark spot near the outer margin of the hindwings.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]Oreta obtusa is divided into the following subspecies:
- Oreta obtusa obtusa (northern India)
- Oreta obtusa aequitermen Watson, 1961 (Malaya, Sumatra, Sulawesi)
- Oreta obtusa dejeani Watson, 1967 (China: Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Tibet)
- Oreta obtusa javae Watson, 1961 (Java, Bali)
- Oreta obtusa speciosa (Bryk, 1943) (north-eastern Burma, China: Fujian, Sichuan)
References
[edit]- ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Oreta obtusa Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3): 170 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.