Aiteta apriformis

Aiteta apriformis is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Aiteta apriformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Aiteta
Species:
A. apriformis
Binomial name
Aiteta apriformis
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Capotena apriformis Walker, 1857

Its larval food plants are members of the genus Terminalia.[3]

References
  1. "Species Details: Aiteta apriformis Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Aiteta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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