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Oreta insignis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Oreta
Species:	O. insignis
Binomial name
Oreta insignis (Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
Hypsomadius insignis Butler, 1877 Hypsomadius insignis ab. formosana Strand, 1916

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) and Japan.

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.

References

1. "gaga.biodiv.tw". gaga.biodiv.tw. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
2. Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36.
3. felix Lin. "Oriental Butterflies and Moths". Geocities.ws. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
4. "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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