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Avatha subpunctata

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Avatha subpunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Avatha
Species:
A. subpunctata
Binomial name
Avatha subpunctata
(Bethune-Baker, 1906)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypaetra subpunctata Bethune-Baker, 1906
  • Athyrma subpunctata

Avatha subpunctata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is a widely distributed species in New Guinea and Papua New Guinea.[2] It is also found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wings have a complex pattern of various shades and hues of brown and patches of black. There is a black-edged white dot at the base the forewings.[3]

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