Subspecies in India
The Andamans subspecies Asota egens andamana differs from the nominate subspecies, on the forewing, by having an additional fuscous spot in the cell, and fuscous markings beyond cell.
Taxonomic Information
List of Asota Hübner, [1819] species known from the Indian subcontinent.
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.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
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| Meghalaya | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Tripura | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Asota egens (Walker, 1854): Ficus spp. (Moraceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
- 2005. Moths of Thailand, Volume, Vol 3, No 504, Plate 34/9-10.
- Moths 1. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig. #1144, pg 501 ssp. egens
- Moths 1. Saturniidae to Hypsidae 527 p - 333 fig. #1145, pg 502 ssp. andamana
- The Moths of Borneo. Part 6. Arctiidae: Syntominae, Euchomiinae, Arctiinae, Aganainae (to Noctuidae). http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-6/aganainae/aganainae-5-6.php.
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=208685 [ssp. andamana accessed 24 Dec 2015]
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Asota egens (Walker, 1854) – . In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.9. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://mothsofindia.org/egens-egens, accessed 2025/04/24.