Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Aganainae > Asota
Asota caricae (Fabricius, 1775)
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Asota caricae
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Asota caricae (Fabricius, 1775): Broussonetia papyrifera, Ficus benghalensis, Ficus carica, Ficus semicordata, Ficus tinctoria gibbosa, Ficus heterophylla, Ficus hispida, Ficus palmata, Ficus racemosa, Ficus religiosa (Moraceae),Camellia sinensis (Theaceae), Mesua ferrea (Calophyllaceae), Shorea robusta (Dipterocarpaceae), Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Assam | ||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | ||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | ||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | ||||||||||||
| Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||
| Tripura | ||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| All states |
Similiar species:
Asota producta, Asota plaginota, Asota sericea. Forewing white spot small and more regular in this species, forewing anal vein not so prominent.
List of Asota Hübner, [1819] species known from India.
Asota canaraica Moore, 1878. India.
Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775. Sri Lanka; India.
Asota clara Butler, 1875. Myanmar.
Asota egens (Walker, 1854). Nepal; Myanmar; India: Naga Hills, Nagaland, Sikkim, Khasia Hills, Mehgalaya.
Asota ficus Fabricius, 1775. Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Myanmar; India.
Asota heliconia (Linnaeus, 1758). India.
Asota paphos (Fabricius, 1787). India: NE Himalaya.
Asota plaginota Butler, 1875. Nepal; Sri Lanka; Myanmar; India: NE India, Sikkim.
Asota producta (Butler, 1875). Sri Lanka; India.
Asota sericea Moore, 1878. India.
Asota tortuosa Moore, 1872. Nepal; Myanmar; India: Sikkim.
List of Asota Hübner, [1819] species known from India.
Asota canaraica Moore, 1878. India.
Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775. Sri Lanka; India.
Asota clara Butler, 1875. Myanmar.
Asota egens (Walker, 1854). Nepal; Myanmar; India: Naga Hills, Nagaland, Sikkim, Khasia Hills, Mehgalaya.
Asota ficus Fabricius, 1775. Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; Myanmar; India.
Asota heliconia (Linnaeus, 1758). India.
Asota paphos (Fabricius, 1787). India: NE Himalaya.
Asota plaginota Butler, 1875. Nepal; Sri Lanka; Myanmar; India: NE India, Sikkim.
Asota producta (Butler, 1875). Sri Lanka; India.
Asota sericea Moore, 1878. India.
Asota tortuosa Moore, 1872. Nepal; Myanmar; India: Sikkim.
References:
Lepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Erebidae > Aganainae > Asota
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Manoj, P. & S. Sondhi. 2022. Asota caricae (Fabricius, 1775). In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355189/Asota-caricae
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