Asura calamaria

Asura calamaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Asura
Species: A. calamaria
Binomial name
Asura calamaria
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Setina calamaria Moore, 1888
  • Miltochrista celidopa Meyrick, 1894
  • Asura celipodoa Seitz, 1910
  • Asura mediopuncta Rothschild, 1913
  • Setina punctata Elwes, 1890
  • Lyclene calamaria Moore, 1888

Asura calamaria is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in from the north-eastern Himalayas to Sundaland,[1] including Burma.[2] The habitat consists of disturbed forests, including disturbed alluvial forests and remnants of primary montane forests.

The larvae have been recorded defoliating Bougainvillea species.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lyclene at funet
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lyclene calamaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. ↑ The Moths of Borneo


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