Asura arcuata

Asura arcuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Asura
Species: A. arcuata
Binomial name
Asura arcuata
(Moore, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Lyclene arcuata Moore, 1882
  • Asura formosicola Strand, 1917
  • Asura ochrostraminea Strand, 1917
  • Asura pseudaurora Strand, 1917
  • Lyclene rosea Hampson, 1891

Asura arcuata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Moore in 1882. It is found in India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan.[1]

Description

Wingspan of male is 20mm and female is 22mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Fore wings with a series of postmedial blotches conjoined into a band. It is differ 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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