Oreana is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. Its only species, Oreana unicolorella, described by Hulst one year earlier, is known from most of North America.[1][2]
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| Genus: | Oreana Hulst, 1888
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| Species: | O. unicolorella
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The larvae feed on maple, birch, hawthorn, apple, oak, willow, basswood and elm.[3]
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ "800301.00 – 5767 – Oreana unicolorella – (Hulst, 1887)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ McClarin, Jim (February 5, 2018). "Species Oreana unicolorella - Hodges#5767". BugGuide. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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