Avitta fasciosa

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Avitta fasciosa
Pl.6-26-Avitta fasciosa Moore, 1882.JPG
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Avitta
Species:
A. fasciosa
Binomial name
Avitta fasciosa
Moore, 1882

Avitta fasciosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.

Contents

Distribution

It is found in Asia from India [1] to Hong Kong, [2] Japan, Taiwan, [3] Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Java. [4]

Subspecies

Biology

The males of this species have a wingspan of 19–22 mm.

The larvae had been recorded on Cocculus sp. (Menispermaceae). [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC   9625544 – via Internet Archive. With an image at Plate VI, Figure 26.
  2. ↑ Kendrick, R.C. (May 30, 2004). "Moth Survey". Fauna Department: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. Archived from the original October 31, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Avitta fasciosa Moore, 1882". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Avitta fasciosa gracilis ssp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ Hayashi, (2003). "Larva and hostplant of Avitta fasciosa Moore (Noctuidae)". Japan Heterocesists' Journal. 459-460.


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