Avatha rufiscripta

Avatha rufiscripta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia and on Sumatra and Borneo. The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Avatha rufiscripta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Avatha
Species:
A. rufiscripta
Binomial name
Avatha rufiscripta
(Hampson, 1926)[1]
Synonyms
  • Athyrma rufiscripta Hampson, 1926
  • Pseudathryma rufiscripta

Adults are similar to Avatha uloptera, but the forewings lack the transverse brown band of this species and the antemedial black area is oblique and edged with creamy white distally. Furthermore, the postmedial black area is much wider.[2]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Avatha Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Avatha rufiscripta Hampson comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.


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