''Avitta'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
described by
Francis Walker in 1858.
Description
Palpi sickle shaped, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long and naked. Antennae long and ciliated in male. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled. Femur and tibia fringed with hair. Forewings with somewhat rounded apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from just above lower angle of cell.
Species
* ''
Avitta alternans''
Warren 1903
* ''
Avitta andamana''
Holloway 1984
* ''
Avitta aroa''
(Bethune-Baker 1906)
* ''
Avitta atripuncta''
Hampson 1926
* ''
Avitta bracteola''
Holloway 1976
* ''
Avitta bryonota''
Viette 1956
* ''
Avitta ceromacra''
Berio 1956
* ''
Avitta discipuncta''
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
* ''
Avitta ekeikei''
(Bethune-Baker 1906)
* ''
Avitta fasciosa''
Moore, 1882
* ''
Avitta flavicilia''
Holloway 1976
* ''
Avitta guttulosa''
(Swinhoe 1900)
* ''
Avitta habrarcha''
Viette 1956
* ''
Avitta inductalis''
(Snellen 1880)
* ''
Avitta insignans''
Hampson 1902
* ''
Avitta insignifica''
Hampson 1926
* ''
Avitta ionomesa''
Hampson 1926
* ''
Avitta lineosa''
(Saalmuller 1891)
* ''
Avitta longicorpus''
Prout, 1922
* ''
Avitta meeki''
Holloway 1984
* ''
Avitta microsundana''
Holloway 1984
* ''
Avitta novahibernia''
Holloway 198
* ''
Avitta obscurata''
(Swinhoe 1897)
* ''
Avitta ochromarginata''
Pagenstecher 1894
* ''
Avitta ophiusalis''
Walker, 859
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Year 859 (Roman numerals, DCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* January 15 – Battle of St. Quentin: Frankish forces, le ...
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* '' Avitta pectinata'' Holloway 1979
* '' Avitta polyscia'' (Joicey & Talbot 1917)
* '' Avitta puncta'' Wileman, 1911
* '' Avitta quadrilinea'' Walker, 863
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Year 863 ( DCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* September 3 – Battle of Lalakaon: A Byzantine army confronts ...
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* '' Avitta rufifrons'' Moore, 887
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Year 887 (Roman numerals, DCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* November 17 – East Frankish magnates revolt against the ...
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* '' Avitta simplicior'' Gaede 1940
* '' Avitta subsignans'' Walker, 1858
* '' Avitta surrigens'' (Walker 1863)
* '' Avitta taiwana'' Wileman, 1915
* '' Avitta zopheropa'' Turner, 1909
References
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Catocalinae
Moth genera
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