''Oreta speciosa'' 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

Felix Bryk Felix Bryk (21 January 1882, in Vienna – 13 January 1957, in Stockholm) was a Swedish anthropologist, entomologist and writer. In entomological circles, Bryk is best known as a lepidopterist; in anthropological history, for his studies in East ...

in 1943. 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 ...

(Henan, Hubei, Fujian, Sichuan, Tibet) and

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. Adults are similar to ''

Oreta obtusa ''Oreta obtusa'' is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India, China, Myanmar and Indonesia. The length of the forewings is 18–20 mm for males and 22� ...

'', but there is a transparent round spot in the cell., 1987: Studies on the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Chinese Oretinae (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae). ''Acta Entomologica Sinica''. 30 (3): 291-303.

References

Moths described in 1943 Drepaninae {{Drepaninae-stub