Asota plagiata

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.[1]

Asota plagiata
Scientific classification
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 [1865]
  • Hypsa henschkei Hulstaert, 1924

The wingspan is 49–58 mm.[2]

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.


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