Oreta fulgens

Last updated

Oreta fulgens
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. fulgens
Binomial name
Oreta fulgens
(Warren, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Cobanilla fulgensWarren, 1899
  • Cobanilla triumbrataWarren, 1899
  • Oreta thaumaleaWest, 1932

Oreta fulgens is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1899. [1] It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru and Seram. [2]

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are olive brown with a paler pinkish costa with a few black scales. The costal edge is ochreous and the discocellular is marked with dots of white scales. The costa and outer half of the wings are lustrous pearly. The hindwings deepen in tint towards the hindmargin. [3]

Related Research Articles

Oreta is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

Oreta pulchripes is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in China (Jilin), Japan, south-eastern Russia and Korea.

Oreta carnea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1892. It is found in Malaysia, Singapore and on Sumatra, Java and Borneo.

Oreta griseotincta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in China, Taiwan, north-eastern India, Sikkim, Malaysia and Singapore.

<i>Oreta jaspidea</i> Species of hook-tip moth

Oreta jaspidea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1896. It is found on Buru, the Key Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Louisiade Archipelago, Australia (Queensland) and the Solomon Islands.

"Oreta" miltodes is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index has this name as a synonym of Oreta jaspidea.

Oreta paki is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1964. It is found in Korea, China and the Russian Far East.

Oreta sanguinea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1879. It is found in north-eastern India, Sikkim and Tibet.

Oreta shania is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1967. It is found in China.

<i>Oreta vatama</i> Species of hook-tip moth

Oreta vatama is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866. It is found in Pakistan, India, Bhutan, northern Myanmar and China.

Oreta bicolor is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1897. It is found in Sundaland and Malaysia.

Oreta perfida is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1923. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua.

Oreta perobliquilinea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1923. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, in Singapore and on Borneo.

Oreta singapura is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea.

Oreta ashleyi is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1998. It is found on Borneo.

Oreta sublustris is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1923. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua.

Oreta subvinosa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1903. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua.

Oreta unilinea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1899. It is found in New Guinea, where it is known from Papua and Roon Island.

Oreta identata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1961. It is found on Sulawesi.

Oreta rubrifumata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by William Warren in 1923. It is found on Bougainville Island and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreta fulgens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Oreta fulgens (Warren, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae 6: 1