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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 257 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 13, 2022
Submitted by: bknupp
Region: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 13, 2023
Observation date: Jul 04, 2016
Submitted by: BGilley
Region: United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 28, 2023
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: John Gibbons
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 16, 2022
Observation date: Jun 22, 2022
Submitted by: lisagorn
Region: Otsego County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Dec 04, 2022
Observation date: Sep 25, 2022
Submitted by: mathgeek
Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 19, 2022
Observation date: Sep 21, 2022
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 24, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2016
Submitted by: pkondrashov
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 14, 2022
Observation date: Sep 14, 2018
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2022
Submitted by: Barometz
Region: Essex County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 10, 2022
Observation date: Jun 14, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 15, 2022
Observation date: Jun 07, 2022
Submitted by: nc1marm
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 13, 2022
Observation date: Jun 01, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jun 02, 2022
Observation date: May 18, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 29, 2022
Observation date: Jul 14, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 17, 2022
Observation date: May 03, 2012
Submitted by: Thijs Knol
Region: New Jersey, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 14, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 15, 2022
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
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