Asura rubricosa

Asura rubricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
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 Arctiidae family. 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. LepIndex
  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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