Genus asota

Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Genus Asota	September 21 2024	Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia

Genus Asota is a group of butterflies belonging to the family Eribidae, these butterflies are famous for their striking colors and attractive wing patterns, and because of this, Genus Asota is one of the genera that attracts the attention of insect observers throughout the world. world, and another unique thing is that these butterflies are easy to find at night and precisely under lamplight, perhaps in the past there was a trendy myth, which said that these butterflies were a sign of bad luck, but thanks to advances in science knowledge has all changed, the results of several studies have provided evidence that these butterflies like to be under lamp light.

Asota can be recognized by its wide wings, while its body is robust, and specifically the Asota genus roams at night, especially in areas that have bright lights, but they can also be found in their natural habitat such as forests, gardens and other areas. open to humid conditions, moist natural habitats support the existence of host plants which are really needed by butterflies during the larval stage.

on the other hand, the asota genus also has an ecological role, and this is the same as other butterflies in general, asota larvae in the ecosystem act as herbivores, indirectly asota larvae help control the growth of host plants and become a food chain in the ecosystem for hunting predators insects, so even though these creatures do not seem very important to most of our race, their existence in the universe can be confirmed as a complement and keep the ecosystem going.

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Camera used	smartphone
Lens	Macro
Photography	Genus Asota
Location	Buket Alue Puteh
Photographer	@lightofhope

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Link to original	community
Link	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/243565518

Latitude Longitude	Map
=5.080479	=97.46383	https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.0804793232&mlon=97.4638302997