Oreta loochooana

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Oreta loochooana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. loochooana
Binomial name
Oreta loochooana
C. Swinhoe, 1902
Synonyms
  • Oreta (Oretella) squamulataStrand, 1916
  • Psiloreta pulchripes formosicolaMatsumura, 1927

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 wingspan is 30–37 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum odoratissimum and Viburnum luzonicus var. formosanum. Pupation takes place on the leaf surface. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902". 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). Zootaxa3445: 1-36.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.


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