Rose Hooktip
Oreta rosea (Walker, 1855)
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Drepaninae
Identification: Color varies; one form is all yellow, a second a dull pinkish brown; all forms have a hooked apex and a postmedial line that angles back sharply toward costa and below apex.
Wing Span: 2.5 - 3.4 cm
Life History:
Flight: One flight May - September, with stragglers to November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Birches and viburnums.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Eastern and mid-Western United States and Canada.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 239 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: Michael Woolford
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 13, 2021
Observation date: Jun 03, 2016
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 13, 2021
Observation date: Sep 02, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
Submitted by: cathorse
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 06, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 05, 2021
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Washington County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
Submitted by: davek
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 28, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
Submitted by: crjenkins
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2021
Observation date: May 25, 2021
Submitted by: dustin.brace
Region: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 26, 2021
Observation date: Aug 03, 2020
Submitted by: MarkNenadov
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 04, 2015
Submitted by: NigelBI
Region: Washington (Block Island) County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 05, 2021
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 21, 2019
Submitted by: Staciab
Region: Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 19, 2020
Submitted by: kat1966
Region: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 11, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 26, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: astridl
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 27, 2020
Observation date: Sep 08, 2020
Submitted by: kbemrald
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 09, 2020
Observation date: Sep 03, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 27, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 30, 2020
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