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Asura floccosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Asura floccosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India (Sikkim, Calcutta, Ganjam, Madras, Coimbatore) and Sri Lanka.

Description

Wingspan about 22mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Female has semi-diaphanous pale brownish ochreous body. Fore wings with indistinct sub-basal and medial fuscous bands. There is a spot on discocellulars. Postmedial and marginal speck series present.

References

Asura floccosa Wikipedia