Asota (moth)

Asota
Asota speciosa, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Aganainae
Genus: Asota
Hübner, 1819
Synonyms
  • Aganais
  • Antichera
  • Aspa
  • Damalis
  • Euimata
  • Hypsa
  • Lacides
  • Petalia
  • Psephea
  • Pseudhypsa

Asota is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species are widely distributed throughout Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Malayan region and tropical parts of the Australian region.