Oreta insignis
| Oreta insignis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Oreta |
| Species: | O. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreta insignis (Butler, 1877)[1] | |
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Oreta insignis is a species of moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in Taiwan, China (Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet)[2] and Japan.[3]
The wingspan is 36–44 mm. Adults are on wing in February and April.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Daphniphyllum glaucescens oldhamii var. oldhamii. The full-grown larvae turn over a leaf, which becomes like a funnel. Pupation takes place inside.[4]
References
- ↑ "gaga.biodiv.tw". gaga.biodiv.tw. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
- ↑ felix Lin. "Oriental Butterflies and Moths". Geocities.ws. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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