Oreta shania

Oreta shania is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1967.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan).[2]

Oreta shania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Oreta
Species:
O. shania
Binomial name
Oreta shania
Watson, 1967
Synonyms
  • Oreta bimaculata H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta cera H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

The length of the forewings is 15-20.5 mm for males and about 19.5 mm for females. There are pale yellow areas, darker reddish-brown medial or marginal areas and both wings have two white cell-spots and black or dark brown spots on the costa and at the anal angle. Both wings, but especially the hindwings, are lightly speckled with black or dark brown.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreta shania". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Oreta shania Watson, 1967". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3): 170


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