Maliattha ritsemae

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

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

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". Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia


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