Orecta is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.[1]
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| Orecta venedictoffae holotype male upperside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Ambulycini |
| Genus: | Orecta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
Species
edit- Orecta acuminata Clark 1923
- Orecta fruhstorferi Clark 1916
- Orecta lycidas (Boisduval 1875)
- Orecta venedictoffae Cadiou 1995
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Orecta.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Orecta Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
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