Asota orbona van Vollenhoven, 1863 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Asota orbona van Vollenhoven, 1863

Asota orbona van Vollenhoven, 1863

Asota orbona is a 50 mm wingspan erebid moth found in parts of Australasia, whose larvae feed on Ficus species.

Family
Genus
Asota
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Asota orbona van Vollenhoven, 1863

Asota orbona is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1863. This species is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Queensland. Its wings are yellowish with brown shading. It has four spots on the forewing, as well as black dots on the thorax and at the bases of the forewing. Its wingspan measures approximately 50 mm. The larvae of Asota orbona feed on Ficus species.

Photo: (c) Tony Eales, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Eales · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Asota

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

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