Avitta ophiusalis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] China, Japan, Sundaland, Sulawesi, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae (?) |
| Genus: | Avitta |
| Species: | A. ophiusalis
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| Avitta ophiusalis (Walker, [1859])
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Forewings narrow and pale grey brown. A faint transverse fasciation present. Conspicuous darker marks are found at the reniform which look like a hawk in flight.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Avitta ophiusalis Walker, 1858". 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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Avitta ophiusalis (Walker, [1859])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Pantura ophiusalis Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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