Avitta quadrilinea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
Genus: | Avitta |
Species: | A. quadrilinea
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Binomial name | |
Avitta quadrilinea
Walker, 1864
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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]