''Oreta hoenei'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Drepanidae The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies) which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a super ...

. It was described by Watson in 1967. It is found in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan)., 2012: Revision of Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae). ''Zootaxa'' 3445: 1–36.

Subspecies

*''Oreta hoenei hoenei'' (China: Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu) *''Oreta hoenei inangulata'' Watson, 1967 (China: Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan) *''Oreta hoenei tienia'' Watson, 1967 (China: Zhejiang, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian)

References

Moths described in 1967 Drepaninae {{Drepaninae-stub