Asota egens (Walker, 1854) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Asota egens (Walker, 1854)

Asota egens (Walker, 1854)

Asota egens is an erebid noctuoid moth found from Japan east to New Guinea, with 54–60 mm wingspan and larvae feeding on Ficus.

Family
Genus
Asota
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Asota egens (Walker, 1854)

Asota egens (Walker, 1854) is a species of noctuoid moth belonging to the family Erebidae. This species ranges from Japan and the Oriental tropics, extending eastward to New Guinea. Adults of this moth have a wingspan measuring 54 to 60 millimeters. Recorded host plants for the larvae of Asota egens are species in the genus Ficus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Asota

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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