Attatha regalis

Attatha regalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Attatha
Species:	A. regalis
Binomial name
	Attatha regalis; (Moore, 1872)
Synonyms
	Hypercompa regalis Moore, 1872;

Attatha regalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1872.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, China and Philippines.[3][4]

Adult wingspan is 44 mm. Head and thorax whitish. There is a black-brown band on thorax and stripe on metathorax. Abdomen, palpi and legs crimson. Legs striped with black. Forewing white with a black-brown stripe below the cell from base. A narrower stripe runs on inner margin. A large triangular patch arise from costa at apex to above outer angle. Outer angle crimson, with three black spots on it. Hindwings crimson, with a submarginal black spot series.[5]

Larval host plants include Ficus arnottiana, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus religiosa, Sterculia villosa, Ficus cunia and Streblus species.[6]

References

"Species Details: Attatha regalis Moore, 1872". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
Savela, Markku (ed.). "Attatha regalis (Moore, 1872)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
"Attatha regalis". Farangs Gone Wild. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
"Attatha regalis (Moore 1872)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
"HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Attatha regalis Moore, 1872". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Attatha regalis (Moore, 1872)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

[4] "Attatha regalis". Farangs Gone Wild. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[5] "Attatha regalis (Moore 1872)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[6] "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.