Asota heliconia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spitsyn, V. M. & Bolotov, N. I., 2020, Checklist of the subfamily Aganainae (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from Laos with new records from adjacent countries, Far Eastern Entomologist 417, pp. 8-16 : 13-14

Asota heliconia (Linnaeus, 1758)

Figs 19, 20

MATERIAL EXAMINED. Laos: Vientiane Province , Phatang village , mountain bamboo forest, 19°04’55”N, 102°26’12”E, 23–28.IV 2016, 3♂, 1♀, Spitsyn leg.; Oudomsay Province ,

Oudomsay city, tropical forest, 20°38’52”N, 101°58’59”E, 07.V 2016, 1♀, Spitsyn leg.;

Luang Namtha Province, Muang Long town , tropical forest, 20°57’29”N, 100°49’41”E , 10–

21. V 2016 , 1♂, 2♀, Spitsyn leg.; Luang Namtha Province, Muang Long town , tropical forest ,

20°57’25”N, 100°49’20”E, 11–22.V 2016, 2♂, 1♀, Spitsyn leg.; Luang Namtha Province ,

Viangphoukha town, 20°40’55”N, 101°04’46”E, 24. V 2016, 1♀, Spitsyn leg.; Vietnam:

Thanh Hoa Province, Tan Thanh village , mountain tropical forest with bamboo, 19°37’18”N ,

105°17’54”E, 21–30.III 2016, 1♂, 3♀, Spitsyn leg.; Myanmar: Kachin State, Malaria village ,

boundary between mountain rainforest and grass pastures, 27°34’12”N, 97°22’18”E, 14.III

2014, 2♂, Bolotov and Spitsyn leg.; Kachin State, Malaria village , dry monsoon forests with rhododendron wastelands, 27°34’26”N, 97°22’29”E, 15.III 2014 , 1♀, Bolotov and Spitsyn leg.; Kachin State, Wasandum village (near school), mountain rainforest with bamboo patches at the river valley, 27°29’42”N, 97°11’24”E, 18–19.III 2014 , 1♀, Bolotov and Spitsyn leg.

DISTRIBUTION. Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, India, South China, Taiwan,

Japan, Indonesia, Bismark Arhipelago, Andamanes, Nicobares, Solomom Isl., Philippines,

and Australia.

REMARK. First records from Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Figures

Figs 15–22. Asota spp. from Laos. 15–18 – Asota plaginota: 15, 17 – male, 16, 18 – female; 19 – A. heliconia, male; 20 – A. heliconia, female, 21 – A. paphos, female, 22 – A. ficus, male.