Oreta ancora

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Oreta ancora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. ancora
Binomial name
Oreta ancora
Chu and Wang, 1987

Oreta ancora is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1987. [1] It is found in China (Sichuan, Tibet) and Nepal. [2]

The length of the forewings is 16–19 mm. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreta ancora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Song, W.-H.; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa3445: 1–36.
  3. Chu, H.F. & L.Y. Wang, 1987: Studies on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica30 (3): 291–303.