Avitta fasciosa

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

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

Distribution

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

Subspecies
  • Avitta fasciosa fasciosa Moore, 1882
  • Avitta fasciosa gracilis Holloway - from Java and Borneo

Biology

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

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

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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