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Oreta obtusa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Oreta

Oreta obtusa is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855. It is found in India, China, Burma and Indonesia.

The length of the forewings is 18-20 mm for males and 22-23 mm for females. No other species of the genus, except for Oreta brunnea, has a large dark spot near the outer margin of the hindwings.

Subspecies

  • Oreta obtusa obtusa (northern India)
  • Oreta obtusa aequitermen Watson, 1961 (Malaya, Sumatra, Sulawesi)
  • Oreta obtusa dejeani Watson, 1967 (China: Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Tibet)
  • Oreta obtusa javae Watson, 1961 (Java, Bali)
  • Oreta obtusa speciosa (Bryk, 1943) (north-eastern Burma, China: Fujian, Sichuan)

    • References

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