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Oreta pavaca

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Oreta

Oreta pavaca is a species of moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in China, India and Nepal.

The length of the forewings is 18.5-25.5 mm for males and 21.5-26.5 mm for females. The coloration and colour-pattern of the wings distinguish this species from the rest of this species-group.

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

    Oreta pavaca Wikipedia
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