Oreta pavaca

Oreta pavaca is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1866. It is found in China, India and Nepal.[2]

Oreta pavaca
Oreta pavaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. pavaca
Binomial name
Oreta pavaca
Moore, [1866][1]
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

The length of the forewings is 18.5–25.5 mm for males and 21.5–26.5 mm for females.[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
  1. Savela, Markku. "Oreta pavaca Moore, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1–36.
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3) : 170


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