Asota iodamia
| Asota iodamia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Asota |
| Species: | A. iodamia |
| Binomial name | |
| Asota iodamia (Herrich Schäffer, 1854) | |
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Asota iodamia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 50 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various figs, including Ficus macrophylla. At first, the caterpillars are communal. They skeletonize the undersides of the leaf. Later they separate.
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