Asura ila

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Asura ila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Asura
Species:
A. ila
Binomial name
Asura ila
(Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Lyclene ilaMoore, 1859
  • Asura unifasciaRothschild, 1913

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

Description

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

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura ila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)