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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
Genus: | Attatha |
Species: | A. regalis
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Binomial name | |
Attatha regalis (
Moore, 1872)
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Attatha regalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1872. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] India, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, China and Philippines. [3] [4]
Adult wingspan is 44 mm. Head and thorax whitish. There is a black-brown band on thorax and stripe on metathorax. Abdomen, palpi and legs crimson. Legs striped with black. Forewing white with a black-brown stripe below the cell from base. A narrower stripe runs on inner margin. A large triangular patch arise from costa at apex to above outer angle. Outer angle crimson, with three black spots on it. Hindwings crimson, with a submarginal black spot series. [5]
Larval host plants include Ficus arnottiana, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus religiosa, Sterculia villosa, Ficus cunia and Streblus species. [6]
Attatha regalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
Genus: | Attatha |
Species: | A. regalis
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Binomial name | |
Attatha regalis (
Moore, 1872)
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Synonyms | |
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Attatha regalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1872. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] India, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, China and Philippines. [3] [4]
Adult wingspan is 44 mm. Head and thorax whitish. There is a black-brown band on thorax and stripe on metathorax. Abdomen, palpi and legs crimson. Legs striped with black. Forewing white with a black-brown stripe below the cell from base. A narrower stripe runs on inner margin. A large triangular patch arise from costa at apex to above outer angle. Outer angle crimson, with three black spots on it. Hindwings crimson, with a submarginal black spot series. [5]
Larval host plants include Ficus arnottiana, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus religiosa, Sterculia villosa, Ficus cunia and Streblus species. [6]