Avatha subpunctata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Cocytiini |
| Genus: | Avatha |
| Species: | A. subpunctata |
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| Avatha subpunctata (Bethune-Baker, 1906)[1] | |
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Avatha subpunctata is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. 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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