Oreta pavaca explained

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.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 18.5–25.5 mm for males and 21.5–26.5 mm for females.^[2]

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)

Notes and References

1. , 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1–36.
2. https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis19entoond#page/171/mode/1up Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3) : 170