''Asota orbona'' is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
first described by
Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1863. It is found in
Indonesia,
Papua New Guinea and
Queensland.
The wing is yellowish with brown shading. It has four spots on its forewing with black dots on the thorax and the bases of the forewing. The
wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Ficus'' species.
Subspecies
*''Asota orbona discoidalis'' (Seram)
*''Asota orbona ocellata'' (Papua New Guinea)
*''Asota orbona ochrealis'' (Ambon, Kai Islands, Seram)
*''Asota orbona orbona'' (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
*''Asota orbona queenslandica'' (Queensland)
*''Asota orbona significans'' (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
References
*Zwier, Jaap
"''Asota orbona orbona'' Vollenhoven 1863" ''Aganainae (Snouted Tigers)''. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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Asota (moth)
Moths of Asia
Moths of Oceania
Moths described in 1863
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