Asota producta
| Asota producta | |
|---|---|
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| West Malaysia, Fraser's Hill | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Aganainae |
| Genus: | Asota |
| Species: | A. producta |
| Binomial name | |
| Asota producta (Butler, 1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Asota producta is a species of noctuoid moths in the Erebidae family. It is found from Sri Lanka and India to Sundaland.[1]
Description
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The wingspan is 60-71 mm. Fore wing has a basal orange patch which extending further along the costa with an extra black spot on the costa. Some subspecies has darker orange and brown colors. Larva has large head. There is a series of dorsal tubercles from 4th to terminal somite. Purplish brown with sparse hairs, the thoracic somites pale above. Some pale lateral spots present. There is a dorsal black line with oblique dorsal streaks found on somites seven to ten.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Asota producta Butler". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Asota producta Butler, 1875". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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