Asota ficus
| Asota ficus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Aganainae |
| Genus: | Asota |
| Species: | A. ficus |
| Binomial name | |
| Asota ficus Fabricius, 1775 | |
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Asota ficus is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and northern Vietnam.
Description
The wingspan is about 67 mm. Antennae of male fasciculated and long. Third joint of palpi long which is grey tipped with black. Base of tegula yellow with a black spot. Dorsal spot of abdomen is aften almost obsolete. Fore wings with a yellow basal patch which extends along costa and in cell to two thirds length of cell, with an orange spot outlined with black on the costa, streaks in the cell and on inner margin. Two black spots found on costa with two in cell, one on inner margin and two lines across interno-median interspace. The rest of the wing is pale reddish brown with yellow streaked veins. Hind wings are bright orange-yellowish in color. There is a black spot at end of cell and a submarginal irregular series.[1]
Larva has black head. Somites are dark velvety brown with slight white hairs arising from red papilla. Yellow patches can be found on fourth to eleventh somites.[2]
References
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Asota ficus". Indian Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 22 July 2016.