Biology:Avitta quadrilinea
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| Species: | A. quadrilinea
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| 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 India n 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]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Avitta quadrilinea Walker, 1864". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/bb118f11dc6a7c1bc087e3decb32d9a7. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "The Avitta group (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". The Papua Insects Foundation. https://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Erebinae/Avitta%20group/Asta%20completa.htm. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Avitta quadrilinea (Walker, [1863)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/calpinae/avitta/#quadrilinea. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ↑ 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. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/Ko%C3%A7ak_A.%C3%96._and_M._Kemal_2012_Preliminary_list_of_the_Lepidoptera_of_Sri_Lanka._Cesa_News_79_1-57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "Asta quadrilinea Walker comb. rev.". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_ii/miscellaneousii_6_1.php. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?&Familyqtype=starts+with&Family=&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&PFamily=&Genusqtype=starts+with&Genus=Avitta&PGenusqtype=starts+with&PGenus=&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Species=&PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PSpecies=&Country=&sort=Family. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Avitta quadrilinea completa Rothschild, 1916". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/abe69fb6e8bb0eba69889feae568785c. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13432446 entry
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