Avitta fasciosa

Avitta fasciosa
Avitta fasciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Catocalinae
Genus: Avitta
Species: A. fasciosa
Binomial name
Avitta fasciosa
Moore, 1882

Avitta fasciosa is a moth of the Erebidae family.

Distribution

It is found in Asia from India[1] to Hong Kong,[2] Japan, Taiwan,[3] Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Java.[4]

Subspecies

Biology

The males of this species have a wingspan of 19-22mm.

The larvae had been recorded on Cocculus sp. (Menispermaceae).[5]

References

External links

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