Oreta suffusa explained

Oreta suffusa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka and southern India.[2]

Adults are lilac-fawn colour, the wings with numerous greyish spots, yellowish towards the base and along the exterior border. The forewings have a darker middle part, bounded on the inside by an undulating grey band and on the outside by a more oblique and straight yellow band. There is a blackish spot at the interior angle. The hindwings have a very narrow darker middle part.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scientific name search . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Oreta suffusa Walker, 1855 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 30, 2018.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso46brit#page/1167/mode/1up List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 5: 1167

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