Oreta loochooana

Updated on Nov 26, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Drepanidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Oreta
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Oreta loochooana is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in Japan, Korea, mainland China, Taiwan and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 30–37 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum odoratissimum and Viburnum luzonicus var. formosanum. Pupation takes place on the leaf surface.

Subspecies

Oreta loochooana loochooana (Taiwan, Korea, Russian Far East, Japan: Ryukyus, China: Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu)

Oreta loochooana timutia Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan)

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