Attatha regalis
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]
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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]
References
- "Species Details: Attatha regalis Moore, 1872". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- 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.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Attatha regalis (Moore, 1872)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Attatha regalis". Farangs Gone Wild. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "Attatha regalis (Moore 1872)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.