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Tip Hawk Moth

Oreta fulgens

Photo by Juan Manuel
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Field Notes

Description:

Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamiliy: Drepanoidea
Family Drepanidae

Habitat:

tropical wood.

Notes:

Sinonyms:
Oreta fulgens (Warren, 1899) = Cobanilla fulgens Warren, 1899 = Cobanilla triumbrata Warren, 1899 = Oreta thaumalea West, 1932 = Oreta triumbrata

Reference Links:

Oreta

Species ID Suggestions

Hooktip Moth

Oreta fulgens

Reference Link
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
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Comments (2)
Juan Manuel
Yup, Agnes; You're right, as usual. :) I edit now.
AgnesAdiqueTalavera
The only Oreta sp. I found recorded in the Philippines is Oreta fulgens: http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/drepanoidea/drepanidae/drepaninae/oreta/index.html http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/drepaninae/drepaninae_29_7.php

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Moths in the Philippines
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PublishedMay 20, 2013

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