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Oreta Walker, 1855
Oreta Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1166, TS: Oreta extensa Walker
Dryopteris Grote, 1862; Proc. Acad. Sci. nat. Philad. 1862: 360, TS: Drepana rosea Walker
Hypsomadius Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20: 478, TS: Hypsomadius insignis Butler
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 153
Holoreta Warren, 1902; Novit. zool. 9: 340, TS: Cobanilla jaspidea Warren
Oretella Strand, 1916; Arch. Naturgesch. 81 (A) 12: 164, TS: Oreta squamulata Strand
Psiloreta Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 485, TS: Oreta sanguinea Moore
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 153
Mimoreta Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 46, TS: Mimoreta horishana Matsumura
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 153
Rhamphoreta Bryk, 1943; Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 25, TS: Rhamphoreta eminens Bryk
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 153
Oreta ; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 204; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 479; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 42 (part); Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 37
Hypsomadius ; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 205; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 42; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 41
Psiloreta ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 47; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 38
Oreta ; [MOB8, 65]
Oreta (Oretinae) ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 153

The rosea species-group
rosea ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 161

Oreta rosea (Walker, 1855)
Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba), New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Florida, Texas. See [About maps] Drepana rosea Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1164, TL: Nova Scotia
Drepana marginata Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1165
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 162
Cilix americana Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (23-25): pl. 82, f. 470
Platypterix formula Grote, 1862; Proc. Acad. Sci. nat. Philad. 1862: 60, TL: New York
Dryopteris irrorata Packard, [1865]; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 377, TL: Maine
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 162
Oreta rosea, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Oreta rosea, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Oreta rosea, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Oreta rosea ; Kirby, 1892, Synonymic Cat. Lepid. Heterocera 1: 728; Dyar, 1928, in Seitz, Dir Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 632; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 46; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 162, f. 1-5; [NACL, #6255]

Oreta pulchripes Butler, 1877
Japan, SE.Russia, Korea. See [About maps] Oreta pulchripes Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20: 477, TL: Japan, Yokohama
Oreta calceolaria Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20: 477, TL: Japan, [Yokohama]
= ; Inoue, 1956, Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 370
Oreta auripes Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 4: 355, TL: Japan, [Yokohama]
= ; Inoue, 1956, Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 370
Oreta thermidora Hampson, 1914; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 14: 104, TL: Japan, Fushiki
= ; Inoue, 1956, Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 370
Oreta pulchripes chosenoreta Bryk, 1949; Ark. Zool. 41A (1): 28, TL: Korea, Shuotsu
= ; Inoue, 1956, Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 370
Oreta pulchripes ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 45
Psiloreta pulchripes ; Inoue, 1956, Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 370; Inoue, 1959, Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 175; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 40
Oreta pulchripes ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 164, f. 6-8

Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902
-. See [About maps] Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1902 (3): 591, TL: Loochoo
Oreta loochooana ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 166, f. 10-15
Formosa, Japan (Ryukyu) Oreta (Oretella) squamulata Strand, 1916; Arch. Naturgesch. 81 (A) 12: 164, TL: [Formosa,] Kosempo
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 168
Psiloreta pulchripes formosicola Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 46, TL: Horisha [Formosa]
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 168
Oreta pulchripes loochooana ; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 205
Oreta pulchripes var. loochooana ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 46
Psiloreta loochooana ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 485; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 48; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 38
Oreta loochooana loochooana ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 168, f. 12-15
O. l. timutia Watson, 1967
China (Szechwan, Kwangtung, Huan, Chekiang, Fukien) Oreta loochooana timutia Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 169, f. 10-11, TL: Hunan, Hoeng-shan, 900m

Oreta turpis Butler, 1877
Japan, Sakhalin, Ussuri, Korea. See [About maps] Oreta turpis Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20: 477, TL: Japan, Yokohama
Oreta calida Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20: 477, TL: Japan [Yokohama]
= ; Inoue, 1956, Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 370
Oreta turpis ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 47
Psiloreta turpis ; Inoue, 1959, Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 175; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 39
Oreta calida ; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 205; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 43
Oreta turpis ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 169, f. 16-19

Oreta paki (Inoue, 1964)
Korea. See [About maps] Psiloreta paki Inoue, 1964; Tohoko Konchu Kenkyu 1: 3, TL: Korea, Seoul, Chungrangri
Oreta paki ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 170, f. 20-22

Oreta hoenei Watson, 1967
-. See [About maps] Oreta hoenei Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 172, f. 23-31, pl. 1, f. 93-96, TL: S.Shensi, Tapaishan, Tsinling, 1700m
China (Shansi, Shensi) Oreta hoenei hoenei Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 173, f. 23-25, pl. 1. f. 93-94
O. h. inangulata Watson, 1967
China (Szechwan, Yunnan) Oreta hoenei inangulata Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 173, f. 26-28, pl. 1, f. 95, TL: N.Yunnan, Likiang
O. h. tienia Watson, 1967
China (Chekiang) Oreta hoenei tienia Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 175, f. 29-31, pl. 1, f. 96, TL: China, Chekiang, W. Tien-mu-Shan

Oreta shania Watson, 1967
China (Chekiang, Fukien, Szechwan). See [About maps] Oreta shania Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 175, f. 32-35, pl. 2, f. 97, TL: China, Chekiang, W. Tien-mu-Shan

Oreta trispina Watson, 1967
China (Szechwan, Shensi). See [About maps] Oreta trispina Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 177, f. 36-39, pl. 2, f. 98-99, TL: Shensi, Tapaishan, Tsinling

Oreta liensis Watson, 1967
China (Yunnan). See [About maps] Oreta liensis Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 179, f. 40-42, pl. 2, f. 100, TL: N.Yunnan, Likiang

Oreta sanguinea Moore, 1879
NE.India, Sikkim, Tibet (Yatung). See [About maps] Oreta sanguinea Moore, 1879; in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln late Mr W. S. Atkinson (1): 85, TL: India, Darjeeling
Psiloreta sanguinea ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 485; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 49
Oreta sanguinea ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 181, f. 43-46

Oreta pavaca Moore, [1866]
-. See [About maps] Oreta pavaca Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 815, TL: Darjeeling
Oreta pavaca ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 181, f. 47-54, pl. 3, f. 101
N.India, Sikkim Psiloreta pavaca purpurea Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 486, TL: Khasis
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 182
Psiloreta pavaca olivacea Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 486, TL: Khasis
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 182
ab. flavida Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 486, pl. 51
Psiloreta pavaca ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 486; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 48
Oreta pavaca pavaca ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 182, f. 47-50
O. p. sinensis Watson, 1967
China (Szechwan, Fukien, Chekiang) Oreta pavaca sinensis Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 184, f. 51-54, pl. 3, f. 101, TL: Fukien, Kuatun, 2300m

Oreta eminens (Bryk, 1943)
NE.Burma, China (Kwangsi, Fukien). See [About maps] Rhamphoreta eminens Bryk, 1943; Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 25, pl. 2, f. B3, TL: NE.Burma, Kimbaiti
Oreta eminens ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 184, 55-57, pl. 3, f. 102

Oreta flavobrunnea Watson, 1967
China (Yunnan). See [About maps] Oreta flavobrunnea Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 186, f. 58-60, pl. 3, f. 103, TL: China, N.Yunnan, Likiang, 2000m

Oreta angularis Watson, 1967
China (Fukien). See [About maps] Oreta angularis Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 187, f. 107-108, pl. 4, f. 104-106, TL: China, Fukien, Kuatin

Oreta vatama Moore, [1866]
-. See [About maps] Oreta vatama Moore, [1866]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 816, TL: Darjeeling
Oreta vatama ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 343; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 187, f. 61-72, pl. 5, f. 109
NE.India, Sikkim, Bhutan, N.Burma Oreta vatama ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 343
Oreta vatama vatama ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 189, f. 61-64
Misidentified/misapplied:
Oreta obtusa; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 204 [part.] fig. vatama vatama; Bryk, 1943, Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 24, fig.
O. v. luculenta Watson, 1967
NW.India, Kashmir, Pakistan Oreta vatama luculenta Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 189, f. 65-67, pl. 5, f. 109, TL: Kashmir, Gulmarg
Misidentified/misapplied:
Oreta obtusa; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 204 [part.]
O. v. acutula Watson, 1967
China (Yunnan, Szechwan) Oreta vatama acutula Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 191, f. 68-70, TL: N.Yunnan, Likiang, 4000m
O. v. tsina Watson, 1967
China (Shensi) Oreta vatama tsina Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 191, f. 71-72, TL: China, S.Shensi, Tapaishan, Tsinling, ca. 1000m

Oreta obtusa Walker, 1855
-. See [About maps] Oreta obtusa Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1167
Oreta obtusa ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 191, f. 73-76
N.India
O. o. speciosa (Bryk, 1943)
NE.Burma, China (Fukien, Szechwan) Psiloreta speciosa Bryk, 1943; Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 26 [Fig.], TL: NE.Burma, Kambaiti, 2000m
Psiloreta obtusa speciosa ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 345
Oreta obtusa speciosa ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 192
O. o. dejeani Watson, 1967
China (Szechwan) Oreta obtusa dejeani Watson, 1967; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 194, f. 73-76, TL: China, Szechwan, Siao-lou

Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911
Formosa Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911; Entomologist 44: 149, TL: Formosa, Arizan, 7300ft
Psiloreta brunnea ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 486; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 48
Oreta brunnea ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 194, f. 77-79

The insignis species-group
insignis ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 195

Oreta insignis (Butler, 1877)
Japan (Honshu, Ryukyu Is.), Formosa, China (Fukien, Szechwan, Kwangsi). See [About maps] Hypsomadius insignis Butler, 1877; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20: 479, TL: Japan, Yokohama
Hypsomadius insignis v. (?ab.) formosana Strand, 1916; Arch. Naturgesch. 82 (A) 12: 163, TL: Formosa
= ; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 41
Hypsomadius insignis ; Strand, 1911, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 205; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 42; Inoue, 1959, Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 175; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 41
Oreta insignis ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 196, pl. 110-112

Oreta bicolor Warren, 1897
Sundaland, Malaya. See [About maps] Oreta bicolor Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4: 16, TL: Malaya
Oreta bicolor ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 197; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 92; [MOB8: 66, pl. 4, f. 138]

Oreta perfida Warren, 1923
New Guinea. See [About maps] Oreta perfida Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 481, TL: New Guinea, West Irian, Snow Mts., nr. Oetakwa R. [not Setekwa]
Oreta perfida ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 45; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 197

Oreta perobliquilinea Warren, 1923
Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo. See [About maps] Oreta perobliquilinea Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 480, TL: Singapore
Oreta perobliquilinea ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 197; [MOB8: 67, pl. 4, f. 136]

Oreta ashleyi Holloway, 1998
Borneo. See [About maps] Oreta ashleyi Holloway, 1998; Moths of Borneo, 8: 67, pl. 8, f. 133-134, TL: Borneo, Sabah, Danum Valley

Oreta singapura Swinhoe, 1892
Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo. See [About maps] Oreta singapura Swinhoe, 1892; Cat. Het. Mus. Oxford (1): 243
Oreta singapura ; [MOB8: 67, pl. 4, f. 140-141]
Singapore, Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo Oreta singapura ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 46; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 330
Oreta singapura singapura ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 197
O. s. kalisi Watson, 1961
Sulawesi Oreta singapura kalisi Watson, 1961; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 331, TL: W.Celebes, Paloe, Loda, 4000ft
Oreta singapura kalisi ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 198
O. s. continua (Warren, 1899)
Seram, New Guinea Cobanilla continua Warren, 1899; Novit. zool. 6: 313, TL: New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay
Oreta dissimilis Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 482, TL: New Guinea, Snow Mts., Upper Setekwa, 2-3000ft
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10:
Oreta aurata Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 483, TL: New Guinea, Snow Mts., nr. Oetakwa R., up to 3500ft
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10:
Oreta ustimacula Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 483, TL: New Guinea, Snow Mts., nr. Oetakwa R., up to 3500ft
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10:
Holoreta leucospila Joicey & Talbot, 1917; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 20 (115): 82, TL: New Guinea, West Irian, Wandammen Mts., 3-400ft
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10:
Oreta continua ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: ? (473-490); Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 43
Oreta singapura continua ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 330; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 198

Oreta sublustris Warren, 1923
New Guinea (West Irian). See [About maps] Oreta sublustris Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 482, TL: West Irian, Snow Mts., nr. Oetakwa R., up to 3500ft
Oreta sublustris ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 46; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 198

Oreta subvinosa Warren, 1903
New Guinea (West Irian). See [About maps] Oreta subvinosa Warren, 1903; Novit. zool. 10: 255, TL: New Guinea, West Irian, Etna Bay
Oreta amblyptila Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 481, TL: Dutch New Guinea, Snow Mts., Upper Setekwa R., 2-3000ft
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 198
Oreta subvinosa ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 47; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 198

Oreta unilinea (Warren, 1899)
New Guinea (West Irian, Papua). See [About maps] Cobanilla unilinea Warren, 1899; Novit. zool. 6: 2, TL: [New Guinea, West Irian], Ron Is.
Holoreta cervina Warren, 1907; Novit. zool. 14: 97, TL: B.N.G [New Guinea, Papua], Mabare R., Biagi, 5000ft
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 199
Oreta mollita Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 481, TL: B.N.G [New Guinea, Papua], Mambare R., Biagi, 5000ft
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 199
Oreta mollita castaneata Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 481, TL: central Dutch N. Guinea, Mt. Goliath, about 139° long., 5-7000ft
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 199
Oreta unilinea ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 479; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 47; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 199

The extensa species-group
extensa ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 199, pl. 7, f. 113-115, pl. 9, f. 119

Oreta extensa Walker, 1855
NE.India, Sikkim, Sumatra, Java, China (Yunnan, Hainan, Kwangtung). See [About maps] Oreta extensa Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1166, TL: East Indies
?Oreta adona Strecker; , TL: USA. Florida [?error, Philippines?, China?]
Oreta figlina Swinhoe, 1905; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 16 (92): 142
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10:
Oreta extensa ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 44 [part.]; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 339; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 200, pl. 7, f. 113-115, pl. 9, f. 119

Oreta pingorum Holloway, 1998
Borneo, Sulawesi, Buru, New Guinea. See [About maps] Oreta pingorum Holloway, 1998; Moths of Borneo, 8: 66, pl. 8, f. 310, TL: Brunei, Kampong, Kapok

Oreta roepkei Watson, 1961
E.Java. See [About maps] Oreta roepkei Watson, 1961; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 339, TL: [E.Java], Tengger, Singalangoe, 5000ft
Oreta roepkei ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 200

Oreta suffusa Walker, 1855
Ceylon, S.India. See [About maps] Oreta suffusa Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 5: 1167, TL: Ceylon
Oreta violacea Hampson, 1891; Illust. typical Specimens Lepid. Heterocera Colln Br. Mus., 8: 9, TL: [S.India] Nilgiris
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 200
Psiloreta violacea ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 486; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 49
Oreta suffusa ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 484; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 47; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 200

The fuscopurpurea species-group
fuscopurpurea ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 201, pl. 8, f. 116-118, pl. 9, f. 120

Oreta fuscopurpurea Inoue, 1956
S.Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu), Ryukyu, Formosa, China (Hunan, Fukien, Chekiang). See [About maps] Oreta extensa ab. fusco-purpurea Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 45
Oreta extensa fuscopurpurea Inoue, 1956; Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 370
Oreta purpurea Inoue, 1961; Butterfl. Moths 12: 10 (unnec. repl. fuscopurpurea)
Oreta purpurea ; Inoue, 1962, Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 37
Oreta fuscopurpurea ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 201, pl. 8, f. 116-118, pl. 9, f. 120

The carnea species-group
carnea ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 201

Oreta carnea (Butler, 1892)
Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo. See [About maps] Agnidra carnea Butler, 1892; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (1): 125, TL: Sandakan
Drepana berenica Swinhoe, 1893; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12: 258, TL: Singapore
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 335
Cobanilla hepaticata Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4: 13, TL: Sanakan
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 335
Cobanilla cardinalis Warren, 1897; Novit. zool. 4: 13, TL: N.Borneo, Penungah
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 336
Oreta carnea ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 484; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 43; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 202; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 92; [MOB8: 67, pl. 4, f. 144]

Larva on Uncaria [MOB8]


Oreta griseotincta Hampson, [1893]
-. See [About maps] Oreta griseotincta Hampson, [1893]; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 1: 202, TL: Sikkim
Oreta griseotincta ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 332
Formosa, NE.India, Sikkim Oreta olivacea Dudgeon, 1899; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 12: 657, TL: Sikkim, 1800ft
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 333
Oreta carnea nucicolor Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 484, TL: Khasis
= ; Watson, 1961, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 333
Mimoreta horishana Matsumura, 1927; J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 46, pl. 4, f. 9, TL: Taiwan, Horisha
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 203
Oreta griseotincta ; Hampson, [1893], Fauna Br. India (Moths) 1: 350; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 484; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 44
Oreta griseotincta griseotincta ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 203
O. g. acutior Watson, 1961
Malaya, Singapore Oreta griseotincta acutior Watson, 1961; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 333
Oreta griseotincta acutior ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 203

Oreta identata Watson, 1961
Celebes. See [About maps] Oreta identata Watson, 1961; Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 336, TL: Celebes
Oreta identata ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 203

Oreta jaspidea (Warren, 1896)
Queensland. See [About maps] Cobanilla jaspidea Warren, 1896; Novit. zool. 3: 335, TL: Queensland, Cedar Bay, S of Cooktown
Cobanilla fulvata Warren, 1898; Novit. zool. 5: 423, TL: Key Is.
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 203
Cobanilla erminea Warren, 1899; Novit. zool. 6: 1, TL: St. Aignan
= ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 45
Oreta hypocalla Lower, 1905; Trans. R. Soc. S. Austr. 29: 179, TL: Queensland, Mackay
= ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 45
Oreta jaspidea hepatica Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 480, TL: Ninay Valley, Central Afrak Mts., Dutch New Guinea
= ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 203
Oreta jaspidea, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Holoreta jaspidea ; Warren, 1902, Novit. zool. 9: 340
Oreta jaspidea ; Rothschild, 1915, Lepid. Br. Ornith. Union and Wollaston Expedns Snow Mts S. Dutch New Guinea: 109; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 44
Oreta fulvata ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 44
Buru, Key Islands, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Louisiade Archipelago, Queensland
O. j. rubicunda (Warren, 1902)
Solomons Holoreta rubicunda Warren, 1902; Novit. zool. 9: 341, TL: Guadalcanal
Oreta jaspidea var. rubicunda ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 45
Oreta jaspidea rubicunda ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 480; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 204

Oreta rubrifumata Warren, 1923
Tulagi, Bougainville. See [About maps] Oreta rubrifumata Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 480, TL: Solomon Is.; Tulagi Is.
Oreta rubrifumata ; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 46; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 204

The rubromarginata species-group
rubromarginata ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 204

Oreta fulgens (Warren, 1899)
Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Sulawesi, Buru, Seram. See [About maps] Cobanilla fulgens Warren, 1899; Novit. zool. 6: 1, TL: Borneo, Mt. Dulit
Cobanilla triumbrata Warren, 1899; Novit. zool. 6: 2, TL: Malaya, Penang
= ; [MOB8, 68]
Oreta thaumalea West, 1932; Novit. zool. 37: 227, TL: Philippines, Luzon, Manilla
= ; [MOB8, 68]
Oreta triumbrata ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 483; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 47; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 205
Oreta thaumalea ; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 205
Oreta fulgens ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 484; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 44; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 205; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo with special reference to Mt. Kinabalu: 92; [MOB8: 68, pl. 4, f. 139]

Oreta rubromarginata Swinhoe, 1902
Borneo, Sumatra. See [About maps] Oreta rubromarginata Swinhoe, 1902; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1902 (3): 592, TL: Borneo
Gonoreta subrosea Warren, 1923; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 477, TL: Borneo
= ; [MOB8, 68]
Oreta subrosea ; Watson, 1965, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist (Ent) Suppl. 3: 71; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 205
Oreta rubromarginata ; Warren, 1923, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 484; Gaede, 1931, in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 46; Watson, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 205; [MOB8: 68, pl. 4, f. 137]


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[GALEPS]
Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[Lynn Scott]
Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images
[MOB8]
Holloway, J. D., 1998; The Moths of Borneo, Part 8; Families Castniidae, Callidulidae, Drepanidae and Uraniidae
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico


Some related literature:
Bryk, 1943
Entomological results from the Swedish expedition 1934 to Burma and British India. Lepidoptera: Drepanidae Ark. Zool. 34 (A 13): 1-30, 3pls
Bryk, 1949
Zur Kenntnis der Großschmetterlinge von Korea. Pars. II Ark. Zool. 41A (1): 1-225, 7pls
Butler, 1877
Descriptions of new species of Heterocera from Japan Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20: 393-404, 473-483
Butler, 1877
Descriptions of new species of Heterocera from Japan. (1). Sphinges and Bombyces Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 20: 473-483
Butler, 1879
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Japan Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 4: 349-374, 437-457
Butler, 1892
On a collection of Lepidoptera from Sandakan, N. E. Borneo Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1892 (1): 120-133, pl. 6
Dudgeon, 1899
A catalogue of the Heterocera of Sikkim and Bhutan J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 12: 643-658
Dyar, 1928
(Drepanidae,...?) in Seitz, Dir Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 631-633
Gaede, 1931
Drepanidae in Strand, Lepid. Cat. 49: 60pp
Grote, 1862
Additions to the nomenclature of North American Lepidoptera Proc. Acad. Sci. nat. Philad. 1862: 59-60
Grote, 1862
Additions to the nomenclature of North American Lepidoptera, No. 2 Proc. Acad. Sci. nat. Philad. 1862: 359-360
Hampson, [1893]
Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) 1: I-XXIII, 1-527
Hampson, 1914
Descriptions of new genera and species of Drepanidae and Thyrididae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 14: 103-117
Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter) Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853), 1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853), 1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853), 1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853), 1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854), 1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854), 1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854), 1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854), 1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854), 1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854), 1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854), 1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854), 1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855), 1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858), 1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858), 1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855), 1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858), 1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856), 1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858), 1: 1-52 (1856), 53-84 (1858), 2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
Inoue, 1956
Check List of the Lepidoptera of Japan, (4) Check List Lep. Japan, (4): 365-429
Inoue, 1959
Iconographia Insectorum Japonicorum Colore Naturali. Edita 1. Lepidoptera Icon. Ins. Japon. 1: 284pp, 184pls
Inoue, 1961
Notes on two species of the Drepanidae from Japan Butterfl. Moths 12: 9-13, 6fgs
Inoue, 1962
Lepidoptera: Cyclidiidae, Drepaniidae Insecta Japonica (2) 1: 54pp, 3pls, 128fgs
Inoue, 1964
A new species of the Drepanidae from Korea Tohoko Konchu Kenkyu 1: 3-4, 4fgs
Joicey & Talbot, 1917
New Heterocera from Dutch New Guinea Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 20 (115): 50-87
Lower, 1905
Descriptions of new Australian Lepidoptera with synonymic notes. No. XXIII Trans. R. Soc. S. Austr. 29: 173-180
Matsumura, 1927
New species and subspecies of moths from the Japanese Empire J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 19 (1): 1-91, pl. 1-5
Moore, [1866]
On the Lepidopterous Insects of Bengal Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (3): 755-823, pl. 32-34
Moore, 1879
Descriptions of new Indian Lepidopterous Insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson. in Hewitson & Moore, Descr. new Indian lepid. Insects Colln late Mr W. S. Atkinson (1): 1-88, pl. 1-8, expl. 1-3
Packard, [1865]
Synopsis of the Bombycidae of the United States. (2) Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 331-396
Strand, 1911
Drepanidae in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 195-206
Strand, 1916
H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute: Hepialidae, Notodontidae und Drepanidae Arch. Naturgesch. 82 (A) 12: 150-165
Swinhoe, 1892
Catalogue of Eastern and Australian Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the Oxford University Museum (Part 1) Cat. Het. Mus. Oxford (1): 324pp, viii, 8 pls
Swinhoe, 1893
New species of Oriental Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12: 254-265
Swinhoe, 1902
New and little known species of Drepanulidae, Epiplemidae, Microniidae and Geometridae in the National collection Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1902 (3): 585-677
Swinhoe, 1905
Notes on Eastern and Australian Heterocera, with descriptions of one new genus and thirteen new species Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 16 (92): 142-155
Walker, 1855
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Warren, 1896
New species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 3: 335-419
Warren, 1897
New genera and species of moths from the Old World regions in the Tring Museum Novit. zool. 4: 12-130
Warren, 1898
List of the Geometridae, Epiplemidae, Drepanulidae and Thyrididae collected on the Key Islands by Mr. H. Kühn Novit. zool. 5: 421-432
Warren, 1899
New species and genera of the families Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae and Geometridae from the Old World regions Novit. zool. 6: 1-66
Warren, 1899
New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, Uraniidae and Geometridae from the Oriental and Palaearctic regions Novit. zool. 6: 313-359
Warren, 1902
Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae and Geometridae from the Oriental region Novit. zool. 9: 340-372
Warren, 1903
New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae and Geometridae from the Oriental region Novit. zool. 10: 255-270
Warren, 1907
New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae and Geometridae from British New Guinea Novit. zool. 14: 97-186
Warren, 1923
(Drepanidae) in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde, 10: 473-490
Watson, 1961
A Taxonomic study of some Indo-Australian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 10: 315-348, pls 65-66, 68 text-fgs
Watson, 1965
A Revision of the Ethiopian Drepanidae (Lepidoptera) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist (Ent) Suppl. 3: 178pp, 18pls, 279 text-fgs
Watson, 1967
A survey of the extra-Ethiopian Oretinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) 19 (3): 151-221, 9pls
West, 1932
Further descriptions of tnew species of Japanese, Formosan and Philippine Heterocera Novit. zool. 37: 207-228
Wileman, 1911
New Lepidoptera-Heterocera from Formosa Entomologist 44: 29-32, 148-152, 174-176


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