Avatha garthei

Avatha garthei is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Nias, Sumatra, Borneo and in north-eastern India.

Avatha garthei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Avatha
Species:
A. garthei
Binomial name
Avatha garthei
(Kobes, 1989)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudathyrma garthei Kobes, 1989

Adults are similar to Avatha bubo, but have a distinctly paler, irregular submarginal fascia in a more uniform submarginal zone.[2]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Avatha Walker 1858". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Avatha garthei Kobes comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.


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