Avatha uloptera

Avatha uloptera is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and on Sumatra and Borneo. The habitat consists of montane areas.

Avatha uloptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Avatha
Species:
A. uloptera
Binomial name
Avatha uloptera
(Prout, 1925)[1]
Synonyms
  • Athyrma uloptera Prout, 1925
  • Pseudathryma uloptera

The forewings have a rich brown band medially and a white patch in the black hieroglyph just distal to this brown band.[2]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Avatha Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Avatha uloptera Prout comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.


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