Genus Oreta

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Drepanoidea

Family Drepanidae (Hooktip & False Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Drepaninae (Hooktip Moths)

Genus Oreta

Explanation of Names

Author of genus is Walker (Francis Walker, American, 1809-1874, contorversial), 1855. The word Oreta may mean "enlightenment", coming from Aramaic. (Based on Internet searches.)

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists one species.

Contributed by Cotinis on 6 May, 2004 - 3:28pm
Last updated 1 August, 2005 - 3:47pm

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