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Asota Moth

Asota caricae

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

about 4cm

Habitat:

secondary forest

Notes:

These moths were fairly common in one area in Tangkoko Batuangus National Park, but they were difficult to photograph. Always flying off when you get close and then landing on the underside of leaves all the time.

Species ID Suggestions

Asota Moth

Asota caricae

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
Thanks guys, I think it does look like A. caricae.
Jacob Gorneau
Oops, I am just seeing Chun's comment. Chun is correct, and the hindwings do look similar in some of the specimens pictured on BOLDsystems, most notably the first specimen in the upper left.
ChunXingWong
It's an Asota moth species. The closest species match I can get is A. caricae but the hindwings do not look similar.

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PublishedMarch 22, 2014

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