Oreta loochooana

Oreta loochooana is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902. It is found in Japan, Korea, mainland China, Taiwan[1] and the Russian Far East.[2]

Oreta loochooana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Oreta
Species:	O. loochooana
Binomial name
Oreta loochooana C. Swinhoe, 1902
Synonyms
Oreta (Oretella) squamulata Strand, 1916 Psiloreta pulchripes formosicola Matsumura, 1927

The wingspan is 30–37 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum odoratissimum and Viburnum luzonicus var. formosanum. Pupation takes place on the leaf surface.[4]

Subspecies

• Oreta loochooana loochooana (Taiwan, Korea, Russian Far East, Japan: Ryukyus, China: Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu)
• Oreta loochooana timutia Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
2. Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
3. "黃斜帶鉤蛾 Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line] (in Chinese). March 24, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
4. "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.