Oretopsis
Oretopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Subfamily: | Drepaninae |
Genus: | Oretopsis Watson, 1965 |
Species: | O. vohilava |
Binomial name | |
Oretopsis vohilava (Viette, 1954) | |
Synonyms | |
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Oretopsis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. It contains the single species Oretopsis vohilava, described by Pierre Viette in 1954.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2]
The length of the forewings is 17.5-20.5 mm for males and 23.5–25 mm for females. The ground-colour of the wings is buff, greenish grey or pinkish grey, variously speckled with black. The forewings are usually darker between the antemedial and postmedial fascia.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oretopsis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ A revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera)
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