Maliattha ritsemae (Snellen, 1880)
(one synonym is : Eustrotia thermozona Hampson, 1910)
ACONTIINAE ,   NOCTUIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Maliattha ritsemae
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

This adult moth has white forewings, each with two broad brown bands. The hindwings are pale brown darkening toward the margins. The moth has a wing span of about 2 cms.

Maliattha ritsemae
(Photo: courtesy of Graeme Cocks, Townsville)

The species has been found in

  • Queensland in Australia.

    Maliattha ritsemae
    Illustration 9 Plate CLXVI of Hampson's Noctuidae of the British Museum, 1903-1913.
    (Courtesy of Joe Kunkel, University of Massachusetts)

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    (updated 9 August 2011)