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snouted tiger moth

Asota eusemioides

Description:

Asota eusemioides is a moth of the Erebidae (Noctuidae) family. It is found in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. It is a common species that seems to prefer low to moderate altitudes. Another link is found here http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...

Habitat:

Observed here on the underside of a taro (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) leaf in a large semi-urban yard & garden next to a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

Photographed in shade with a flash.

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4 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Thanks Oneng! I have 3 or 4 species from the genus here :-)

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 10 years ago

Very pretty..I never seen it before..:)

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Thanks J!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Spectacular, Scott!

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Apr 22, 2013
Submitted on Apr 22, 2013

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