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Asota eusemioides

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Description:

Asota eusemioides is a moth of the Erebidae (Noctuidae) family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. It is a common species that seems to prefer low to moderate altitudes. Another link is found here http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=267415

Habitat:

Observed here on the underside of a taro (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) leaf in a large semi-urban yard & garden next to a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

Photographed in shade with a flash.

Reference Links:

Asota - Overview, Asota eusemioides, Papua Insects Foundation (Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Aganainae/Asota eusemioides)

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Comments (4)
Scott Frazier
Thanks Oneng! I have 3 or 4 species from the genus here :-)
OnengDyah
Very pretty..I never seen it before..:)

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PublishedApril 22, 2013

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