Oreta suffusa
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Oreta suffusa Walker, 1855
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Oreta suffusa is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka and southern India.[2]
Adults are lilac fawn colour, the wings with numerous greyish spots, yellowish towards the base and along the exterior border. The forewings have a darker middle part, bounded on the inside by an undulating grey band and on the outside by a more oblique and straight yellow band. There is a blackish spot at the interior angle. The hindwings have a very narrow darker middle part.[3]