Biology:Avitta rufifrons

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Avitta rufifrons
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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A. rufifrons
Binomial name
Avitta rufifrons
(Moore, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Pantura rufifrons Moore, 1887

Avitta rufifrons is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.[1] It is found in the India n 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]

References

  1. "Species Details: Avitta rufifrons Moore, 1887". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/417ca8423c0699d65ec9d43f3848b8ff. Retrieved 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. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/. 
  3. "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/Pantura%20rufifrons.htm. Retrieved 10 June 2018. 
  4. Savela, Markku, ed. "Avitta rufifrons Moore, [1887"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/calpinae/avitta/#rufifrons. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  5. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (20 March 2016). "Avitta rufifrons Moore, 1887". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/calp/rufifrons.html. Retrieved 3 October 2018. 
  6. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pantura rufifrons Moore comb. n.". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/miscellaneous_ii/miscellaneousii_7_2.php. Retrieved 10 June 2018. 
  7. "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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13432447 entry