Avatha subpunctata

Avatha subpunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Avatha
Species: A. subpunctata
Binomial name
Avatha subpunctata
(Bethune-Baker, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypaetra subpunctata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Athyrma subpunctata

Avatha subpunctata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is a widely distributed species in New Guinea and Papua New Guinea.[2] It is also found 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]

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