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Oreta loochooana is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902. It is found in Japan, Korea, mainland China, Taiwan[1] and the Russian Far East.[2]

Oreta loochooana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Oreta
Species:	O. loochooana
Binomial name
Oreta loochooana C. Swinhoe, 1902
Synonyms
Oreta (Oretella) squamulata Strand, 1916 Psiloreta pulchripes formosicola Matsumura, 1927

The wingspan is 30–37 mm.[3]

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)

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