Arasada pyraliformis

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Arasada pyraliformis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Tribe: Aventiini
Genus: Arasada
Species:
A. pyraliformis
Binomial name
Arasada pyraliformis
Moore, 1884

Arasada pyraliformis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1884. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] Taiwan and Thailand.

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References

  1. "Species Details: Arasada pyraliformis Moore, 1884". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 via Academia.