Oreta pavaca
Species of hook-tip moth
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Oreta pavaca is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1866. It is found in China, India and Nepal.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Oreta |
| Species: | O. pavaca |
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The length of the forewings is 18.5–25.5 mm for males and 21.5–26.5 mm for females.[3]
Subspecies
- Oreta pavaca pavaca (northern India, Sikkim, Nepal, China: Yunnan, Tibet)
- Oreta pavaca sinensis Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou)
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