Oreta insignis is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Taiwan, China (Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet)[2] and Japan.[3]
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Genus: | Oreta |
Species: | O. insignis |
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Oreta insignis (Butler, 1877)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 36–44 mm. Adults are on wing in February and April.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Daphniphyllum glaucescens oldhamii var. oldhamii. The full-grown larvae turn over a leaf, which becomes like a funnel. Pupation takes place inside.[4]
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