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Asura calamaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

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

The larvae have been recorded defoliating Bougainvillea species.

References

Asura calamaria Wikipedia