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Asura ruptifascia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Asura ruptifascia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

Description

Wingspan is about 18mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Body pure ochreous in color. Sub-basal band of fore wings outwardly oblique towards inner margin and anastomosing with the medial band. Upper portion of the postmedial band reduced to a speck series. Hind wings with a well defined fuscous band.

References

Asura ruptifascia Wikipedia