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Oreta jaspidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Oreta

Oreta jaspidea

Oreta jaspidea is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is found on Buru, the Key Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Louisiade Archipelago, Australia (Queensland) and the Solomon Islands.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The wings range from yellow to brown, with speckles near the base, and sometimes a wavy line from the wingtip to the middle of the inner margin of the forewings.

Subspecies

  • Oreta jaspidea jaspidea (Buru, Key Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Louisiade Archipelago, Queensland)
  • Oreta jaspidea rubicunda (Warren, 1902) (Solomon Islands)
  • References

    Oreta jaspidea Wikipedia