Snouted Tiger Moths

Asota egens

Description

Asota egens is pure yellow overall body, but some individuals have a slightly brownish color. The lower body has several large black spots. At the base of the upper side of forewings there are small black spots.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Wingspan is about 54–60 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Erebidae

GENUS

:

Asota

SPECIES

:

Asota egens

Distribution

Asota egens could be found on secondary forest at elevation as high as 1900 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia, Japan, New Guinea.

Habits and Lifestyle

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Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae of Asota egens feed on the leaves of host plant.

Diet : Larvae: Herbivore

Mating Habits

After mating, female lay their eggs on the surface of the leaves of host plant (Ficus sp. (Moraceae).

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Asota egens Walker. Moths of Borneo article
  2. Asota egens. Wikipedia article