Asura arcuata
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| Asura arcuata | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Asura |
| Species: | A. arcuata |
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| Asura arcuata (Moore, 1882) | |
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Asura arcuata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is found in India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan.[1]
Description
[edit]The wingspan of the male is 20 mm and that of the female is 22 mm. The antennae of the male are ciliated. Forewings with a series of postmedial blotches conjoined into a band. It differs from Asura rubricosa in being pinkish. The sub-basal band is reduced to a series of irregularly placed specks. Medial band narrow and more erect. The postmedial band reduced to irregularly placed spots. In form arcuata, medial band is slightly curved, in rosea and aurora forms, it is straight. The form aurora has very narrow medial band and almost obsolete sub-basal and postmedial bands.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura arcuata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.