Oreta angularis

Oreta angularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species: O. angularis
Binomial name
Oreta angularis
Watson, 1967

Oreta angularis is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Watson in 1967.[1] It is found in China (Fujian,[2] Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hainan).[3]

The length of the forewings is 20.5–21 mm for males and about 24.5 mm for females. The wings are pale yellowish brown, lightly speckled with grey. The discocellular vein of the forewings is mostly white, with a separate white spot at the posterior angle of the cell. The anal angle has a faint grey patch. The hindwings have a well marked white discocellular spot and a faint white spot at the posterior angle of the cell.[4]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Oreta at funet
  3. Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
  4. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3) : 170


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