Asura ila

Asura ila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Asura
Species: A. ila
Binomial name
Asura ila
(Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Lyclene ila Moore, 1859
  • Asura unifascia Rothschild, 1913

Asura ila is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Wingspan is about 22-2mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Sub-basal and postmedial bands of the fore wings are reduced to a series of specks. Medial band is broad, regular and nearly erect. The marginal series of specks present.[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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