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

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Asota plagiata Walker, 1854

Asota plagiata Walker, 1854

Asota plagiata, the two-spots tiger moth, is an Australian Erebidae moth described in 1854, with larvae that feed on native Ficus species.

Family
Genus
Asota
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Asota plagiata Walker, 1854

Asota plagiata, commonly called the two-spots tiger moth, is a moth species in the Erebidae family. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1854. This moth is found in the northern half of Australia. Its wingspan ranges from 49 to 58 mm. Confirmed records show its larvae feed on Ficus macrophylla and other native fig species in the Ficus genus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Asota

More from Erebidae

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

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