Oreta turpis
| Oreta turpis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Oreta |
| Species: | O. turpis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreta turpis Butler, 1877 | |
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Oreta turpis is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Butler in 1877.[1] It is found in Japan, the Russian Far East (Sakhalin, Ussuri), Korea[2] and China (Shandong).[3]
The wingspan is 30-40 mm.[4] Adults are pale shining brown, the external area sprinkled with black, the forewings are crossed by two parallel greyish lines, which become blackish towards the apex. The is a short apical streak between the outer line and the margin. The hindwings have a pale costal area and the apical area is darker than the rest of the wing.[5]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Oreta at funet
- ↑ Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
- ↑ Japanese Moths
- ↑ Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20 (120): 477
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