Asota australis

Asota australis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832.[1] It is found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2]

Asota australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Asota
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Asota australis
(Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Aganais australis Boisduval, 1832
  • Hypsa aequalis Walker, 1864
  • Asota sinuosa Rothschild, 1897
  • Asota septentrionalis Rothschild, 1897
  • Asota lineata Rothschild, 1897
  • Asota assimilis Rothschild, 1897

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

Subspecies
  • Asota australis assimilis (Northern Territory, Queensland)
  • Asota australis australis (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
  • Asota australis sinuosa (Indonesia)
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References
  1. Zwier, Jaap. "Asota australis australis Boisduval 1832". Aganainae (Snouted Tigers). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 March 2015). "Asota australis (Boisduval, 1832)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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