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 193 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 24, 2018
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 19, 2018
Observation date: Sep 18, 2018
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Dickenson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 25, 2018
Observation date: Sep 11, 2018
Submitted by: scottj4hops
Region: Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2018
Observation date: Sep 07, 2018
Submitted by: Zebraman
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 08, 2018
Observation date: Aug 12, 2018
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 22, 2018
Observation date: Jun 12, 2015
Submitted by: b.cn.u
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2018
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 30, 2018
Observation date: Jul 24, 2018
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 26, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 24, 2018
Observation date: May 12, 2018
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 09, 2018
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: davidkelly449
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: brainerd
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 02, 2018
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: Gary Walton
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 29, 2018
Observation date: Jun 13, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 27, 2018
Observation date: Jun 26, 2015
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 16, 2018
Observation date: Aug 01, 2017
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 30, 2018
Observation date: Aug 08, 2017
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 06, 2017
Observation date: Sep 29, 2017
Submitted by: taylorcreek
Region: Staunton, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 08, 2017
Observation date: Sep 05, 2015
Submitted by: Mark Duigon
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 06, 2017
Observation date: Aug 13, 2017
Submitted by: Wolffoot
Region: Brown County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2017
Observation date: Sep 05, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 06, 2017
Observation date: Aug 20, 2017
Submitted by: WWRauscher
Region: Texas, Smith County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 24, 2017
Observation date: Aug 08, 2017
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 19, 2017
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