Maliattha ritsemae

Maliattha ritsemae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Maliattha
Species: M. ritsemae
Binomial name
Maliattha ritsemae
(Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1880)
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

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

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have white forewings with two brown bands. The hindwings are pale brown with darker margins.[2]

The larvae feed on Brachiaria mutica.

References

  1. ↑ Maliattha at funet
  2. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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