Asota australis

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Asota australis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Asota
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Asota australis
(Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Aganais australisBoisduval, 1832
  • Hypsa aequalisWalker, 1864
  • Asota sinuosaRothschild, 1897
  • Asota septentrionalisRothschild, 1897
  • Asota lineataRothschild, 1897
  • Asota assimilisRothschild, 1897

Asota australis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832. [1] It is found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. [2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Zwier, Jaap. "Asota australis australis Boisduval 1832". Aganainae (Snouted Tigers). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 March 2015). "Asota australis (Boisduval, 1832)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 August 2019.