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Genus Oreta

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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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