Avitta quadrilinea
Appearance
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Avitta quadrilinea | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
Genus: | Avitta |
Species: | A. quadrilinea
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Binomial name | |
Avitta quadrilinea Walker, 1864
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Avitta quadrilinea is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, the Indian subregion, the Philippines,[2] Sulawesi[3] and Sri Lanka.[4]
Forewings elongated and grey brown. There are four oblique, parallel darker brown fasciae. Reniform dark brown. Caterpillar has a dull yellow head which is surrounded by black. Body uniform dull watery green with yellow segmental margins. It prefer to rest stretched out beneath the tender leaves. Pupa lacks a powdery bloom.[5] Larval host plants include Alseodaphne semecarpifolia and Cinnamomum zeylanicum.[6]
One subspecies is recorded - Avitta quadrilinea completa Rothschild, 1916.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details: Avitta quadrilinea Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "The Avitta group (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Avitta quadrilinea (Walker, [1863])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Asta quadrilinea Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Avitta quadrilinea completa Rothschild, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.