Avitta quadrilinea

Avitta quadrilinea is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, the Indian subregion, the Philippines,[2] Sulawesi[3] and Sri Lanka.[4]

Avitta quadrilinea from Coorg, Western ghats of India

Avitta quadrilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Avitta
Species:
A. quadrilinea
Binomial name
Avitta quadrilinea
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Asta quadrilinea Walker, 1864
  • Bocana quadrilinealis Moore, 1867
  • Imleonga[sic] completa Rothschild, 1915

Forewings elongated and grey brown. There are four oblique, parallel darker brown fasciae. Reniform dark brown. Caterpillar has a dull yellow head which is surrounded by black. Body uniform dull watery green with yellow segmental margins. It prefer to rest stretched out beneath the tender leaves. Pupa lacks a powdery bloom.[5] Larval host plants include Alseodaphne semecarpifolia and Cinnamomum zeylanicum.[6]

One subspecies is recorded - Avitta quadrilinea completa Rothschild, 1916.[7]

References
  1. "Species Details: Avitta quadrilinea Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "The Avitta group (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Avitta quadrilinea (Walker, [1863])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. "Asta quadrilinea Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Avitta quadrilinea completa Rothschild, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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