Oretopsis
Oretopsis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Subfamily: | Drepaninae |
Genus: | Oretopsis Watson, 1965 |
Species: | O. vohilava |
Binomial name | |
Oretopsis vohilava (Viette, 1954) | |
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Oretopsis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. It contains the single species Oretopsis vohilava, described by Viette in 1954.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2]
The length of the forewings is 17.5-20.5 mm for males and 23.5-25 mm for females. The ground-colour of the wings is buff, greenish grey or pinkish grey, variously speckled with black. The forewings are usually darker between the antemedial and postmedial fascia.[3]
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