Oreta obtusa

Oreta obtusa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India, China, Myanmar and Indonesia.[2]

Oreta obtusa
Oreta obtusa aequitermen - Cameron Highlands
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. obtusa
Binomial name
Oreta obtusa
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Oreta obliquilinea Hampson, 1893
  • Psiloreta inconspicua Warren, 1923
  • Oreta sinuata H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta asignis H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

The length of the forewings is 18–20 mm for males and 22–23 mm for females. No other species of the genus, except for Oreta brunnea, has a large dark spot near the outer margin of the hindwings.[3]

Subspecies
  • Oreta obtusa obtusa (northern India)
  • Oreta obtusa aequitermen Watson, 1961 (Malaya, Sumatra, Sulawesi)
  • Oreta obtusa dejeani Watson, 1967 (China: Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Tibet)
  • Oreta obtusa javae Watson, 1961 (Java, Bali)
  • Oreta obtusa speciosa (Bryk, 1943) (north-eastern Burma, China: Fujian, Sichuan)

References
  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Oreta obtusa Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3): 170


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