Asota orbona

Asota orbona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Asota
Species: A. orbona
Binomial name
Asota orbona
(Vollenhoven, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Hypsa orbona Vollenhoven, 1863
  • Asota discoidalis Rothschild, 1897
  • Asota ocellata Rothschild, 1897
  • Asota ochrealis Swinhoe, 1892
  • Asota queenslandica Rothschild, 1897
  • Hypsa significans Walker, 1864
  • Asota intermedia Joicey & Noakes, 1915
  • Asota talboti Proud, 1920
  • Asota intermedia extrema Roepke 1939
  • Asota striata Roepke, 1939

Asota orbona is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.

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)


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