Asota iodamia

Asota iodamia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.

Asota iodamia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Asota
Species:
A. iodamia
Binomial name
Asota iodamia
Synonyms
  • Aganais iodamia Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
  • Hypsa sphaerifera Butler, 1875
  • Hypsa nesophora Meyrick, 1886

The wingspan is about 50 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various figs, including Ficus macrophylla. At first, the caterpillars are communal. They skeletonise the undersides of the leaf. Later they separate.

References
  • Zwier, Jaap. "Asota iodamia Herrich Schäffer 1854". Aganainae (Snouted Tigers). Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  • Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 March 2015). "Asota iodamia (Herrich-Schaffer, [1854])". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 August 2019.


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