Tropical Tiger Moth

Asota caricae

Description

Asota caricae have yellow forewings, each with a pale spot near the center, and several black spots near the base. The hind wings are more yellow, and have a number of black spots. The body is yellow with black markings on the top of each abdominal segment.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Wingspan is about 51-58 mm

Ar

Arboreal

No

Nocturnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Erebidae

GENUS

:

Asota

SPECIES

:

Asota caricae

Distribution

Asota caricae could be found on forest or agricultural area.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Australia

Country : India, Hongkong, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Asota caricae is nocturnal who actively foraging at night.

Lifestyle

Arboreal, Nocturnal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae of Asota caricae feed on the leaves of host plant fuch as genus Ficus.

Diet : Larvae: Herbivore; Adults;

Mating Habits

After mating, female lay their eggs on the surface of the leaves of host plant.

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 caricae (Fabricius, 1775). lepidoptera.butterflyhouse article
  2. Asota caricae. Wikipedia article