Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
Similar Asura, Eilema, Erebidae, Arctiinae | ||
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.
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.
References
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