Oreta paki

Oreta paki is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1964.[1] It is found in Korea,[2] China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning) and the Russian Far East.[3]

Oreta paki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. paki
Binomial name
Oreta paki
(Inoue, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Psiloreta paki Inoue, 1964

The length of the forewings is 17.5–21 mm. There are two forms, a yellow-and-brown and a brown form. Adults are similar to Oreta turpis, but can be distinguished by the presence of one or two dark spots near the anal angle of the forewings and the poorly marked antemedial and postmedial fasciae on the hindwings.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oreta paki". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Oreta paki (Inoue, 1964)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  3. Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
  4. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3): 170


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