Athetis striolata

Athetis striolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Athetis
Species: A. striolata
Binomial name
Athetis striolata
(Butler, [1886])
Synonyms
  • Caradrina striolata Butler, 1886
  • Caradrina acallis Turner, 1903
  • Rictonis acallis

Athetis striolata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described by Butler in 1886. It is found on Fiji[1] and in Australia (the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey-brown with a faint pattern consisting of two dark marks near the centre of the wing. The hindwings are off-white with dark veins.[2]

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