Maliattha ritsemae

Maliattha ritsemae
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[]

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (29 August 2020). "Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Maliattha ritsemae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 August 2020). "Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen, 1880)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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