Asota plaginota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Asota
Species:
A. plaginota
Binomial name
Asota plaginota
(Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Hypsa plaginota Butler, 1875

Asota plaginota is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Sikkim, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. In Northeast India, it is recorded as a millet pest.[1]

The wingspan is 61–65 mm.[2]

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)

References

  1. ↑ Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
  2. ↑ Zwier, Jaap. "Asota plaginota plaginota Butler 1875". Aganainae (Snouted Tigers). Retrieved August 6, 2019.


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