Avitta quadrilinea explained

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]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Avitta quadrilinea Walker, 1864 . Catalogue of Life . 10 June 2018.
2. Web site: The Avitta group (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia . Papua-Insects.nl . The Papua Insects Foundation . 10 June 2018.
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Avitta quadrilinea (Walker, [1863]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 3, 2018 . July 25, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033644/http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/calpinae/avitta/#quadrilinea . dead .
4. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 10 June 2018.
5. Web site: Asta quadrilinea Walker comb. rev. . The Moths of Borneo . 10 June 2018.
6. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 10 June 2018.
7. Web site: Infraspecific Taxon Details: Avitta quadrilinea completa Rothschild, 1916 . Catalogue of Life . 10 June 2018.