Oreta loochooana
| Oreta loochooana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Oreta |
| Species: | O. loochooana |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oreta loochooana is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in Japan, Korea, mainland China, Taiwan[1] and the Russian Far East.[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Viburnum odoratissimum and Viburnum luzonicus var. formosanum. Pupation takes place on the leaf surface.[4]
Subspecies
- Oreta loochooana loochooana (Taiwan, Korea, Russian Far East, Japan: Ryukyus, China: Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu)
- Oreta loochooana timutia Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan)
References
- ↑ "Oreta at funet". Nic.funet.fi. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
- ↑ "gaga.biodiv.tw". gaga.biodiv.tw. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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