Asota orbona

Asota orbona is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Vollenhoven in 1863. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.

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

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.
  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 March 2015). "Asota orbona (Vollenhoven, 1863)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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