Oreta sanguinea Moore, 1879

Song, Wenhui, Xue, Dayong & Han, Hongxiang, 2012, Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae), Zootaxa 3445, pp. 1-36 : 22

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scientific name

Oreta sanguinea Moore, 1879
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Oreta sanguinea Moore, 1879

Figs. 39, 87, 120, 149, 174

Oreta sanguinea Moore, 1879 , in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. New Indian lepid. Insects Colln late Mr W.S. Atkinson, 1: 85. Lectotype 3, India: Darjeeling ( BMNH).

Psiloreta sanguinea: Warren, 1923 , in Seitz, Macrolepid. World, 10: 485, pl. 51: c.

Material examined. INDIA, Darjeeling ( BMNH), Moore Coll. 94-106, Drepanidae genitalia slide No. 1675, 13 (Lectotype). BMNH Drepanidae slide photographs examined, 1 Ƥ, slide No. 1676.

Diagnosis. O. sanguinea is easily recognizable by the reddish brown or pink medial shade on the upperside of both wings, and by the distinct black and grey areas at the apex and anal angle of the forewing (from Watson, 1967). For comparison of the genitalia, see under O. liensis .

Distribution. China (Tibet), India, Nepal.

Moore, F. (1879) Descriptions of new Indian Lepidopterous insects from the collection of the late Mr. W. S. Atkinson, Part 1. Taylor and Francis, London, xi + 88 pp., pls. 3.

Watson, A. (1967) A survey of the Extra-Ethiopian Oretinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology), 19 (3), 150 - 221.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Drepanidae

Genus

Oreta