Biology:Maliattha ritsemae

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Short description: Species of moth

Maliattha ritsemae
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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

Wikidata ☰ Q13516412 entry