Asota orbona (Vollenhoven, 1863)
(one synonym: Hypsa significans Walker, 1864)
 AGANAIDAE , NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Asota orbona
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The caterpillars of this species are thought to feed on the foliage of various species of:

  • Figs ( Ficus species, MORACEAE ).

    The adult moths are yellow with brown shading along the veins. There are two white spots on each forewing, and a number of black dots on the thorax and the bases of the forewings. The moths have a wingspan of about 5 cms.

    This species is found in

  • New Guinea, and
  • north Queensland.

    Asota orbona
    (Picture: courtesy of Bishop Museum, Hawaii)

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 19.23, p. 442.

    Buck Richardson,
    Mothology,
    LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2008, p. 12.

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 184.

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    (updated 19 December 2009)