Asura floccosa

Asura floccosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Asura
Species:	A. floccosa
Binomial name
	Asura floccosa; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Nudaria floccosaWalker, 1864; Nudaria subcervinaWalker, 1864;

Last updated August 08, 2023

Asura floccosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India (Sikkim, Calcutta, Ganjam, Madras, Coimbatore)^[1] and Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

Its wingspan is about 22 mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Female has semi-diaphanous pale brownish-ochreous body. Forewings with indistinct sub-basal and medial fuscous bands. There is a spot on the discocellulars. Postmedial and marginal speck series present.^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Asura floccosa (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura floccosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
↑ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Asura floccosa (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura floccosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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