Subfamily Aganainae Rank Species | ||
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Similar Euimata, Asota egens, Asota heliconia, Asota caricae, Asota plaginota | ||
Asota plana lacteata mating
Asota plana is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental tropics east to New Guinea.
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Baby asota plana lacteata
Description
The wingspan is about 56 mm. Fore wing have a large white patch filling the lower half of cell and the whole area below except inner margin and extending to near outer margin. Its upper edge has two dentitions, its outer edge is irregular and a large white spot at upper angle of cell. Hind wings with the narrow marginal band. There is an extra spot towards anal angle. Larva had large head with sparsely distributed hairs on body with dark purplish brown ground color. The thoracic somites are pale red and there is a narrow transverse yellow band on fourth to terminal somites.
Ecology
Larvae have been recorded on Ficus species, where they rest on the underside of the leaf.