''Asota egens'' is a species of noctuoid moths in the family

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. It is found from

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and the Oriental tropics, east to

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. The

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is 54–60 mm. The larvae have been recorded on ''

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'' species.

Subspecies

*''Asota egens andamana'' (Andaman Islands) *''Asota egens confinis'' (Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao and Sibuyan island) *''Asota egens egens'' (China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Peninsula Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam) *''Asota egens indica'' (India) *''Asota egens intermissa'' (Indonesia) *''Asota egens inversa'' (Indonesia) *''Asota egens macrosticta'' (Enggano) *''Asota egens nebulosa'' (Borneo) *''Asota egens onusta'' (Nias) *''Asota egens reducta'' (Philippines: Palawan, Mindoro) *''Asota egens sumbana'' (Sumba)

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''egens egens'' info

The Moths of Borneo
Asota (moth) Moths of Asia Moths described in 1854 {{Aganainae-stub