Avatha subpunctata

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Avatha subpunctata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Avatha
Species:
A. subpunctata
Binomial name
Avatha subpunctata
Synonyms
  • Hypaetra subpunctata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Athyrma subpunctata

Avatha subpunctata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1906.[1] It is found on New Guinea[2] and in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wings have a complex pattern of various shades and hues of brown and patches of black. There is a black-edged white dot at the base the forewings.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Avatha Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019.[failed verification]
  2. ^ De Vos, Rob & Zilli, Alberto. "Avatha subpunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1906) | The Cocytiini (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 March 2010). "Athyrma subpunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1906)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 February 2019.


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