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Asota plagiata

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Species of moth

Asota plagiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Asota
Species: A. plagiata
Binomial name
Asota plagiata
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Hypsa plagiata Walker, 1854
  • Hypsa discreta Walker
  • Hypsa henschkei Hulstaert, 1924

Asota plagiata, the two-spots tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the northern half of Australia.

The wingspan is 49–58 mm.

The larvae feed on Ficus macrophylla.

References

  1. Zwier, Jaap. "Asota plagiata Walker 1854". Aganainae (Snouted Tigers). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 March 2015). "Asota plagiata (Walker, 1854)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Asota plagiata


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