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Oreta vatama

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Oreta

Oreta vatama

Oreta vatama is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Moore in 1866. It is found in Pakistan, India, Bhutan, northern Burma and China.

The length of the forewings is 17-24 mm for males and 20-25 mm for females.

Subspecies

  • Oreta vatama vatama (north-eastern India, Sikkim, Bhutan, northern Burma)
  • Oreta vatama acutula Watson, 1967 (China: Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet)
  • Oreta vatama luculenta Watson, 1967 (north-western India, Kashmir, Pakistan)
  • Oreta vatama tsina Watson, 1967 (China: Shaanxi, Gansu)

    • References

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