Asota contorta is a species of noctuoid moths in the family Erebidae first described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1894. It is found on Bali, Java, Sumatra and in Peninsula Malaysia.[1]
| Asota contorta | |
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| Cameron Highlands of West Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Asota |
| Species: | A. contorta
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| Binomial name | |
| Asota contorta (Aurivillius, 1894)
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The wingspan is 59–62 mm.
References
edit- ^ Zwier, Jaap. "Asota contorta Aurivillius, 1894". Aganainae (Snouted Tigers). Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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