Biology:Oreta vatama
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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Oreta |
| Species: | O. vatama
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| Oreta vatama Moore, [1866]
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Oreta vatama is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866.[1] It is found in Pakistan , India , Bhutan, northern Myanmar and China .[2]
The length of the forewings is 17–24 mm for males and 20–25 mm for females.[3]
Subspecies
- Oreta vatama vatama (north-eastern India, Sikkim, Bhutan, northern Myanmar)
- Oreta vatama acutula Watson, 1967 (China: Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet)
- Oreta vatama luculenta Watson, 1967 (north-western India, Kashmir, Pakistan)
- Oreta vatama tsina Watson, 1967 (China: Shaanxi, Gansu)
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Oreta vatama". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84952.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Oreta vatama Moore, [1866"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/drepanoidea/drepanidae/drepaninae/oreta/#vatama. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ↑ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3): 170
Wikidata ☰ Q13963374 entry
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