Avitta rufifrons explained

Avitta rufifrons is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] New Guinea,[3] and Queensland, Australia.[4] [5]

Generally, both wings are uniform blackish brown. A purplish tint is found on the forewings. There are four diffusely darker, obscure fasciae. Head and forelegs are dull rufous orange.[6] Cinnamomum zeylanicum is the larval food plant.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Avitta rufifrons Moore, 1887 . 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: The Avitta group (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia . Papua-Insects.nl . The Papua Insects Foundation . 10 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Savela . Markku . Avitta rufifrons Moore, [1887] ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 3 October 2018 . 25 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033644/http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/calpinae/avitta/#rufifrons . dead .
  5. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 20 March 2016 . Avitta rufifrons Moore, 1887 . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 3 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Pantura rufifrons Moore comb. n. . The Moths of Borneo . 10 June 2018.
  7. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 10 June 2018.

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