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Avatha noctuoides

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Species of moth

Avatha noctuoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Avatha
Species: A. noctuoides
Binomial name
Avatha noctuoides
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Hypaetra noctuoides Guenée, 1852
  • Athyrma ptocha Prout, 1925

Avatha noctuoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Java, Singapore, Borneo, Myanmar, the Andamans, India and China (Hainan).

Adults are similar to Avatha discolor.

The larvae feed on Allophylus, Schleichera and Lepisanthes species. Young larvae rest along the undersides of the leaves of the host plant.

References

  1. "Avatha noctuoides (Guenée, 1852)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Avatha noctuoides (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Avatha noctuoides Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Avatha noctuoides


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