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Aganainae Asota caricae
Aganainae is a small subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae, formerly placed in the family Arctiidae. It is ranked as a family by some authors.
Lowland
Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods Class Insecta - Insects Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths No Taxon : Moths Superfamily : Noctuoidea Family : Noctuidae Subfamily : Aganainae Genus : Asota Species : A.caricae Binomial name : Asota caricae (Fabricius, 1775) Further readings/notes available at: http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20ord... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asota_%28mo...
Spotted on Feb 22, 2012
Submitted on May 28, 2012
3 Comments
Thank you ArgyBee!
It's helped by staying still for long enough for the shot.
Thank you Chief!
What a beautiful little moth. I like the shots on glass.