Oreta Explained

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

Species

• The rosea species group
  • Oreta ancora Chu and Wang, 1987
  • Oreta andrema Wilkinson, 1972
  • Oreta angularis Watson, 1967
  • Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911
  • Oreta eminens (Bryk, 1943)
  • Oreta flavobrunnea Watson, 1967
  • Oreta hoenei Watson, 1967
  • Oreta liensis Watson, 1967
  • Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902
  • Oreta obtusa Walker, 1855
  • Oreta paki Inoue, 1964
  • Oreta pavaca Moore, [1866]
  • Oreta pulchripes Butler, 1877
  • Oreta rosea (Walker, 1855)
  • Oreta sanguinea Moore, 1879
  • Oreta shania Watson, 1967
  • Oreta speciosa (Bryk, 1943)
  • Oreta trispina Watson, 1967
  • Oreta turpis Butler, 1877
  • Oreta vatama Moore, [1866]
• The insignis species group
  • Oreta ashleyi Holloway, 1998
  • Oreta bicolor Warren, 1897
  • Oreta insignis (Butler, 1877)
  • Oreta perfida Warren, 1923
  • Oreta perobliquilinea Warren, 1923
  • Oreta singapura Swinhoe, 1892
  • Oreta sublustris Warren, 1923
  • Oreta subvinosa Warren, 1903
  • Oreta unilinea (Warren, 1899)
• The extensa species group
  • Oreta extensa Walker, 1855
  • Oreta pingorum Holloway, 1998
  • Oreta roepkei Watson, 1961
  • Oreta suffusa Walker, 1855
• The fuscopurpurea species group
  • Oreta fuscopurpurea Inoue, 1956
• The carnea species group
  • Oreta carnea (Butler, 1892)
  • Oreta griseotincta Hampson, 1893
  • Oreta identata Watson, 1961
  • Oreta jaspidea (Warren, 1896)
  • Oreta rubrifumata Warren, 1923
• The rubromarginata species group
  • Oreta bilineata H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987
  • Oreta fulgens (Warren, 1899)
  • Oreta rubromarginata Swinhoe, 1902
  • Oreta sambongsana Park, M. Y. Kim, Y. D. Kwon & E. M. Ji, 2011
• unknown species group
  • Oreta inflativalva Song, Xue & Han, 2012
  • Oreta miltodes Lower, 1903
  • Oreta trispinuligera Chen, 1985

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

• , 1987: Studies on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 30 (3): 291–303.
• , 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.
• , 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36. Abstract: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03445p036f.pdf