Avitta ophiusalis

Avitta ophiusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Avitta
Species:	A. ophiusalis
Binomial name
	Avitta ophiusalis; (Walker, [1859])
Synonyms
	Pantura ophiusalis Walker, 1858; Bocana ophiusalis Walker, [1859] 1858; Toxocampa lunifera Druce; 1888; Imleanga fluviatilis Lucas, 1901;

Avitta ophiusalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] China, Japan, Sundaland, Sulawesi, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia.[3]

Forewings narrow and pale grey brown. A faint transverse fasciation present. Conspicuous darker marks are found at the reniform which look like a hawk in flight.[4]

References

"Species Details: Avitta ophiusalis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
Savela, Markku. "Avitta ophiusalis (Walker, [1859])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
"Pantura ophiusalis Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Avitta ophiusalis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[3] Savela, Markku. "Avitta ophiusalis (Walker, [1859])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

[4] "Pantura ophiusalis Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.