Biology:Oreta bilineata

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Oreta bilineata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Oreta
Species:
O. bilineata
Binomial name
Oreta bilineata
Chu and Wang, 1987

Oreta bilineata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Hong-Fu Chu and Lin-Yao Wang in 1987.[1] It is found in Sichuan, China.

The length of the forewings is 18–20 mm. Adults can be distinguished from related species by the dark forewings with two oblique lines.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Oreta bilineata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84929. 
  2. 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.

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