Biology:Oreta

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Short description: Moth genus in family Drepanidae

Oreta
Oreta brunnea.jpg
Oreta brunnea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Tribe: Oretini
Genus: Oreta
Walker, 1855[1]
Synonyms
  • Dryopteris Grote, 1862
  • Hypsomadius Butler, 1877
  • Holoreta Warren, 1902
  • Oretella Strand, 1916
  • Psiloreta Warren, 1923
  • Mimoreta Matsumura, 1927
  • Rhamphoreta Bryk, 1943

Oreta is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.[2]

Species

Former species

  • Oreta ankyra Chu & Wang Chu & Wang, 1987
  • Oreta calida Butler, 1877
  • Oreta dalia H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta fusca H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta hyalina H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta lushansis Fang
  • Oreta trianga H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta unichroma H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta zigzaga H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

References

  • Chu, H.F. & L.Y. Wang, 1987: Studies on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 30 (3): 291–303.
  • Park, K.-T. , M.-Y. Kim Y.-D. Kwon & E.-M. Ji, 2011: A review of the genus Oreta Walker in Korea, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 14 (3): 311–316.
  • Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36. Abstract: [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q7101671 entry