Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911

Song, Wenhui, Xue, Dayong & Han, Hongxiang, 2012, Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae), Zootaxa 3445, pp. 1-36 : 8

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scientific name	Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911
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Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911 View in CoL

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Oreta brunnea Wileman, 1911 View in CoL , Entomologist, 44: 149. Holotype 3, China: Formosa [ Taiwan], Arizan (BMNH). Psiloreta brunnea: Warren, 1923 , in Seitz, Macrolepid. World, 10: 486.

Material examined. CHINA, Taiwan ( BMNH): Formosa, Arizan, 7500 ft, 24.VIII.1908, A. E. Wileman, Wileman Coll. B.M. 1929-261, Drepanidae genitalia slide No. 1739, 13 ( Holotype).

Diagnosis. O. brunnea is close to O. obtusa on both external and genital characters. The ground colour of the wings is orange to reddish brown, darker than the yellow of O. obtusa . A blackish brown, oblique line from forewing apex to hind margin is present in O. brunnea , accompanied by a broad brown band anteriorly, which is pale brown or brown on both wings of O. obtusa . For comparison of the male genitalia, see under O.obtusa and O. speciosa .

Distribution. China ( Taiwan).