Biology:Maliattha ritsemae

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Short description: Species of moth

Maliattha ritsemae
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Maliattha
Species:
M. ritsemae
Binomial name
Maliattha ritsemae
(Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Erastria ritsemae Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1880
  • Acontia vitiensis Butler, 1886
  • Erastria albofusca Pagenstecher, 1888
  • Eustrotia thermozona Hampson, 1910
  • Maliattha ritsemae interrupta Warren, 1913
  • Maliattha interrupta Warren 1913

Maliattha ritsemae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1880. It is found on Sulawesi, Ambon Island, as well northern Australia and New Hebrides.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have white forewings with two brown bands. The hindwings are pale brown with darker margins.[3]

The larvae feed on Brachiaria mutica.

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (29 August 2020). "Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen, 1880)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/eustrotiinae/maliattha/#ritsemae. Retrieved September 27, 2020. 
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Maliattha ritsemae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=272043. 
  3. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (30 August 2020). "Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen, 1880)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/acon/ritsemae.html. Retrieved 27 September 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13516412 entry




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