| Asura compsodes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Asura |
| Species: | A. compsodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Asura compsodes Turner, 1940 | |
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Adults are black with a bold pattern of yellow spots. [2]
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Asura catameces is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia.
Asura coccinocosma is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia.
Asura crocopepla is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia.
Asura crocoptera is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia.
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Asura monospila is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia.
Asura polyspila is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia.
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