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Oreta pavaca
Oreta pavaca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Oreta
Species:	O. pavaca
Binomial name
Oreta pavaca Moore,
Synonyms
Psiloreta pavaca purpurea Warren, 1923 Psiloreta pavaca olivacea Warren, 1923 Oreta pavaca ab. flavida Warren, 1923 Oreta fusca H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987 Oreta lushansis Fang, 2003 Oreta unichroma H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987 Oreta zigzaga H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

Oreta pavaca is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1866. It is found in China, India and Nepal.

The length of the forewings is 18.5–25.5 mm for males and 21.5–26.5 mm for females.

Subspecies

• Oreta pavaca pavaca (northern India, Sikkim, Nepal, China: Yunnan, Tibet)
• Oreta pavaca sinensis Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Oreta pavaca Moore, [1866]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
2. Song, W.-H. ; D.-Y. Xue & H.-X. Han, 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1–36.
3. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 19 (3) : 170

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