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Orecta fruhstorferi
Male dorsal
Male ventral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Orecta
Species:	O. fruhstorferi
Binomial name
Orecta fruhstorferi Clark, 1916

Orecta fruhstorferi is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is about 34 mm. It is similar to Orecta lycidas but darker and more strongly marked. The forewing and hindwing upperside markings are chocolate brown, light brown on the forewing or reddish-brown on the hindwing.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2011-10-26. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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