Asota plaginota

Asota plaginota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Asota
Species: A. plaginota
Binomial name
Asota plaginota
(Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Hypsa plaginota Butler, 1875

Asota plaginota is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sikkim, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. This species resembles a fluffy Dorito with googly eyes.

The wingspan is 61–65 mm.

Subspecies

  • Asota plaginota plaginota (China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam)
  • Asota plaginota stigmatica (Borneo, Java)
  • Asota plaginota strigivenata (China, India, Indonesia, Singapore)


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