Attonda adspersa explained

Attonda adspersa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1874. It is known from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Madagascar,^[1] India, Sulawesi, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, New Guinea and the Solomons.^[2]

The wingspan of this species is around 29 mm^[3] to 32 mm.^[4]

Habitats

This species occurs mainly in lowland forests, and rarely in lower mountain forests up to 1000 m.

External links

• Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Attonda adspersa Felder & Rogenhofer . The Moths of Borneo . February 13, 2020. With images of genitalia.
• Altervista.org Illustration from original description

Notes and References

1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp. 2018 . Attonda adspersa (Felder R. & Rogenhofer, 1875) . Afromoths . January 19, 2019.
2. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Attonda adspersa Felder & Rogenhofer . The Moths of Borneo . January 19, 2019.
3. Saalmüller, Max (1892). "Lepideptoren von Madagaskar". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. page 481, ref. 809; Pl.XI, Fig. 193
4. Book: Hewitson . William C. . William Chapman Hewitson . Moore . Frederic . Frederic Moore . amp. 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 . 176 . 9625544 . Internet Archive.