Attatha regalis
Species of moth
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
| Genus: | Attatha |
| Species: | A. regalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Attatha regalis (Moore, 1872) | |
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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]
