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Asota paphos

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Asota paphos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Asota
Species:
A. paphos
Binomial name
Asota paphos
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Noctua paphos Fabricius, 1787

Asota paphos is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found from the north-eastern Himalayas to Sundaland.

The wingspan is 55–59 mm.

Subspecies

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  • Asota paphos leuconota (Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Philippines)
  • Asota paphos paphos (China, India, Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore)

References

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  • Zwier, Jaap. "Asota paphos paphos Fabricius 1787". Aganainae (Snouted Tigers). Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  • Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Asota paphos Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved August 5, 2019.