Attatha regalis explained

Attatha regalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1872.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, China and Philippines.[3] [4]

Adult wingspan is 44 mm. Head and thorax whitish. There is a black-brown band on thorax and stripe on metathorax. Abdomen, palpi and legs crimson. Legs striped with black. Forewing white with a black-brown stripe below the cell from base. A narrower stripe runs on inner margin. A large triangular patch arise from costa at apex to above outer angle. Outer angle crimson, with three black spots on it. Hindwings crimson, with a submarginal black spot series.[5]

Larval host plants include Ficus arnottiana, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus religiosa, Sterculia villosa, Ficus cunia and Streblus species.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Attatha regalis Moore, 1872 . Catalogue of Life . 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 . Academia.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Attatha regalis (Moore, 1872) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 3 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Attatha regalis . Farangs Gone Wild . 10 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141204/https://www.farangsgonewild.com/attatha-regalis.html . 12 June 2018 . dead.
  5. Web site: Attatha regalis (Moore 1872) . India Biodiversity Portal . 10 June 2018.
  6. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 10 June 2018.

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