Rose Hooktip Moth

Oreta rosea

Oreta rosea is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded across boreal Canada to eastern North America. In the north, the range extends to northern Alberta, northern Manitoba and Newfoundland. It is also found east of the Great Plains as far south as Florida and eastern Texas. The habitat consists of moist temperate hardwood forests.
Rose Hooktip Moth - Oreta rosea This moth was so pretty! It's the first time I've seen this species and it flew off before I could get a better shot. Habitat: Deciduous forest Drepanidae,Geotagged,Oreta rosea,Rose Hooktip Moth,Summer,United States,hooktip,moth,oreta

Appearance

The wingspan is 25–34 mm. Typical adults are yellow with delicate pink in broad bands. The postmedial line on the forewings angles back sharply toward the costa below the apex. The postmedial line of the hindwings is wavy. Form "irrorata" is brown or brownish purple with dark lines. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations per year.
Oreta rosea Attracted to an incandescent porch light. Warm night, mid-70s F (cooled down later), and humid. The second year this moth was seen here. Carlton County is one of only three known locations for this species in Minnesota. The other two are Pine (August 2018) and Cook (July 2006) counties. MacLean (2006) describes this species as "rare" during his moth surveys in Cook County, Minnesota (MacLean, David B. (2006) "Preliminary Inventory of Lepidoptera From Cook County, Minnesota: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea, Drepanoidea, Geometroidea, Bombycoidea, Sphingoidea and Noctuoidea," The Great Lakes Entomologist: Vol. 39: No. 2, Article 3.). https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76174/oreta_rosea.html Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Oreta rosea,Rose Hooktip Moth,Summer,United States,insect,moth

Naming

Oreta rosea Walker, 1855
Drepana rosea Walker, 1855
Drepana marginata Walker, 1855
Cilix americana Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
Platypterix formula Grote, 1862
Dryopteris irrorata Packard, 1865

It was described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Oreta rosea The second known occurrence of this species in Minnesota. Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Oreta rosea,Summer,United States,insect,moth

Distribution

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec

Status

G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.

Behavior

Adults fly from May to September.

Habitat

Deciduous forests, adjacent areas

Reproduction

Larvae from July to October

Food

Larval hosts include Viburnum cassinoides, Viburnum trilobum, Betula spp.

References:

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http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6255
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreta_rosea
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Oreta-rosea
https://bugguide.net/node/view/3668
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/plant_insects/plants/viburnum_trilobum.html

D. C. Ferguson (1975). Host Records for Lepidoptera Reared in Eastern North America. Technical Bulletin No. 1521.Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 53 pages.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyDrepanidae
GenusOreta
SpeciesO. rosea
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United States of America