Avitta_quadrilinea

<i>Avitta quadrilinea</i>

Avitta quadrilinea

Species of moth

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

Quick Facts Avitta quadrilinea, Scientific classification ...

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. [1]
    "Species Details: Avitta quadrilinea Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    "The Avitta group (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    Savela, Markku. "Avitta quadrilinea (Walker, [1863])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. [4]
    Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Asta quadrilinea Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. [6]
    "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Avitta quadrilinea completa Rothschild, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.


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