Asura rubricosa

Asura rubricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Asura
Species: A. rubricosa
Binomial name
Asura rubricosa
(Moore, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Lyclene rubricosa Moore, 1878
  • Lyclene curvifascia Hampson
  • Lyclene ochracea Hampson, 1891

Asura rubricosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Fore wings with broad cell. Antennae of male ciliated. Fore wings with a series of postmedial blotches conjoined into a band, more irregular and without spots beyond it. The medial band is widely separated from the antemedial band. Hind wings pinkish, some specimen possess traces of a medial band.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura rubricosa". 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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