Aiteta damnipennis

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Aiteta damnipennis
Aiteta damnipennis - dorsal view.jpg
Aiteta damnipennis - dorsal view - photographed in Assam, India
Aiteta damnipennis - lateral view.jpg
Aiteta damnipennis - lateral view
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Aiteta
Species:
A. damnipennis
Binomial name
Aiteta damnipennis
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Phanaca damnipennisWalker, 1865

Aiteta damnipennis is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] India, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi.

Larval food plant is Terminalia species. [3]

References

  1. "Species Details: Aiteta damnipennis Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. 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 via Academia.
  3. "Aiteta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.