Avitta rufifrons is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] New Guinea,[3] and Queensland, Australia.[4][5]
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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. rufifrons
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| Avitta rufifrons (Moore, 1887)
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Generally, both wings are uniform blackish brown. A purplish tint is found on the forewings. There are four diffusely darker, obscure fasciae. Head and forelegs are dull rufous orange.[6] Cinnamomum zeylanicum is the larval food plant.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Avitta rufifrons Moore, 1887". 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 – via Academia.
- ^ "The Avitta group (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Erebinae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Avitta rufifrons Moore, [1887]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 March 2016). "Avitta rufifrons Moore, 1887". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Pantura rufifrons Moore comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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