Oreta pavaca

Oreta pavaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Oreta
Species:	O. pavaca
Binomial name
	Oreta pavaca; Moore, [1866]
Synonyms
	Psiloreta pavaca purpurea Warren, 1923; Psiloreta pavaca olivacea Warren, 1923; Oreta pavaca ab. flavida Warren, 1923; Oreta fusca H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987; Oreta lushansis Fang, 2003; Oreta unichroma H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987; Oreta zigzaga H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987;

Oreta pavaca is a species of moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in China, India and Nepal.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 18.5-25.5 mm for males and 21.5-26.5 mm for females. The coloration and colour-pattern of the wings distinguish this species from the rest of this species-group.^[3]

Subspecies

Oreta pavaca pavaca (northern India, Sikkim, Nepal, China: Yunnan, Tibet)
Oreta pavaca sinensis Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou)

References

^ "Funet.fi". Funet.fi. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
^ Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
^ Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3) : 170

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[1] "Funet.fi". Funet.fi. Retrieved 2012-11-28.

[2] Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.

[3] Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3) : 170

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