Maliattha ritsemae

Maliattha ritsemae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1880. It is found on Sulawesi, Ambon Island, as well northern Australia and New Hebrides.[1][2]

Maliattha ritsemae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Maliattha
Species:
M. ritsemae
Binomial name
Maliattha ritsemae
Synonyms
  • Erastria ritsemae Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1880
  • Acontia vitiensis Butler, 1886
  • Erastria albofusca Pagenstecher, 1888
  • Eustrotia thermozona Hampson, 1910
  • Maliattha ritsemae interrupta Warren, 1913
  • Maliattha interrupta Warren 1913

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have white forewings with two brown bands. The hindwings are pale brown with darker margins.[3]

The larvae feed on Brachiaria mutica.

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (29 August 2020). "Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen, 1880)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Maliattha ritsemae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (30 August 2020). "Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen, 1880)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 27 September 2020.


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