Oreta is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

Species

The rosea species group

• Oreta ancora Chu and Wang, 1987

• Oreta andrema Wilkinson, 1972

• Oreta angularis Watson, 1967

• Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911

• Oreta eminens (Bryk, 1943)

• Oreta flavobrunnea Watson, 1967

• Oreta hoenei Watson, 1967

• Oreta liensis Watson, 1967

• Oreta loochooana Swinhoe, 1902

• Oreta obtusa Walker, 1855

• Oreta paki Inoue, 1964

• Oreta pavaca Moore, [1866]

• Oreta pulchripes Butler, 1877

• Oreta rosea (Walker, 1855)

• Oreta sanguinea Moore, 1879

• Oreta shania Watson, 1967

• Oreta speciosa (Bryk, 1943)

• Oreta trispina Watson, 1967

• Oreta turpis Butler, 1877

• Oreta vatama Moore, [1866]

The insignis species group

• Oreta ashleyi Holloway, 1998

• Oreta bicolor Warren, 1897

• Oreta insignis (Butler, 1877)

• Oreta perfida Warren, 1923

• Oreta perobliquilinea Warren, 1923

• Oreta singapura Swinhoe, 1892

• Oreta sublustris Warren, 1923

• Oreta subvinosa Warren, 1903

• Oreta unilinea (Warren, 1899)

The extensa species group

• Oreta extensa Walker, 1855

• Oreta pingorum Holloway, 1998

• Oreta roepkei Watson, 1961

• Oreta suffusa Walker, 1855

The fuscopurpurea species group

• Oreta fuscopurpurea Inoue, 1956

The carnea species group

• Oreta carnea (Butler, 1892)

• Oreta griseotincta Hampson, 1893

• Oreta identata Watson, 1961

• Oreta jaspidea (Warren, 1896)

• Oreta rubrifumata Warren, 1923

The rubromarginata species group

• Oreta bilineata H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

• Oreta fulgens (Warren, 1899)

• Oreta rubromarginata Swinhoe, 1902

• Oreta sambongsana Park, M. Y. Kim, Y. D. Kwon & E. M. Ji, 2011

unknown species group

• Oreta inflativalva Song, Xue & Han, 2012

• Oreta miltodes Lower, 1903

• Oreta trispinuligera Chen, 1985

Former species

• Oreta ankyra Chu & Wang Chu & Wang, 1987

• Oreta calida Butler, 1877

• Oreta dalia H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

• Oreta fusca H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

• Oreta hyalina H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

• Oreta lushansis Fang

• Oreta trianga H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

• Oreta unichroma H.H. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

• Oreta zigzaga H.F. Chu & L.Y. Wang, 1987

References

• , 1987: Studies on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 30 (3): 291–303.

• , 2011: A review of the genus Oreta Walker in Korea, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 14 (3): 311–316.

• , 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). Zootaxa 3445: 1-36. Abstract: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03445p036f.pdf