''Asota heliconia'' is a

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in the family

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. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics east to

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and the Solomons. The

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is 52 mm. Larvae have been recorded on ''

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'' species.

Subspecies

*''Asota heliconia atrata'' (Solomon Islands) *''Asota heliconia bandana'' (Kayao island, Banda Elat) *''Asota heliconia clavata'' (China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, northern Vietnam) *''Asota heliconia dama'' (Australia, New Zealand) *''Asota heliconia dicta'' (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines) *''Asota heliconia doryca'' (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea ) *''Asota heliconia enganensis'' (Enggano) *''Asota heliconia ghara'' (Kai Islands) *''Asota heliconia heliconia'' (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan) *''Asota heliconia intacta'' (Indonesia) *''Asota heliconia kalaonica'' (Sulawesi) *''Asota heliconia kiriwinae'' (Trobiand Island) *''Asota heliconia lanceolata'' (Sulawesi) *''Asota heliconia latiradia'' (Babar island) *''Asota heliconia leuconeura'' (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) *''Asota heliconia malisa'' (Indonesia) *''Asota heliconia natunensis'' (Indonesia) *''Asota heliconia nicobarica'' (Nicobar Islands) *''Asota heliconia perimele'' (Indonesia) *''Asota heliconia philippina'' (Philippines) *''Asota heliconia sangirensis'' (Indonesia) *''Asota heliconia semifusca'' (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) *''Asota heliconia timorana'' (East Timor, Indonesia) *''Asota heliconia toekangbesiensis'' (Tomea island) *''Asota heliconia unicolor'' (Indonesia) *''Asota heliconia venalba'' (Andaman Islands) *''Asota heliconia zebrina'' (Taiwan)

External links

The Moths of Borneo

''heliconia heliconia'' info at http://www.aganainae.nl
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