Avatha noctuoides
TaxonAvatha noctuoides
Authority(Guenée, 1852)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Hypaetra noctuoides Guenée, 1852
  • Athyrma ptocha Prout, 1925

Avatha noctuoides is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Java, Singapore, Borneo, Myanmar, the Andamans, India and China (Hainan).

Adults are similar to Avatha discolor.

The larvae feed on Allophylus, Schleichera and Lepisanthes species. Young larvae rest along the undersides of the leaves of the host plant.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Avatha noctuoides (Guenée, 1852)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Avatha noctuoides (Guenee 1852)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived March 23, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Avatha noctuoides Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.