Asota heliconia

Asota heliconia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae

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Asota heliconia
Photo: Takaaki Hattori, CC BY

The adult moth has a wingspan of about 52 mm. It lives in the Indo-Australian tropical region, extending east to Queensland and the Solomon Islands. Its caterpillars feed on plants of the genus Averrhoa.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan is roughly 52 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Averrhoa species.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Found from the Indo-Australian tropics eastward to Queensland and the Solomons.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Asota heliconia photo 2
Photo: Mattia Menchetti, CC BY
Asota heliconia photo 3
Photo: 林正文, CC BY
Asota heliconia photo 4
Photo: Freya / Samsa, CC BY-SA
Asota heliconia photo 5
Photo: Suzanne Muzic, CC BY

Same family (Erebidae)

Spongy MothSpongy MothLymantria disparDamages trees, gardens or cropsFall Webworm MothFall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBrown-tail MothBrown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skinIsabella Tiger MothIsabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabellaVirginian Tiger MothVirginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skinSalt Marsh MothSalt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asota_heliconia

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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