Asura lydia

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Asura lydia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Asura
Species:
A. lydia
Binomial name
Asura lydia
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx lydiaDonovan, 1805
  • Asura lydia ab. confluensDraudt, 1914
  • Asura gaudensWalker, 1854
  • Asura incompletaDraudt, 1914
  • Dysauxes mediastinaHübner, 1825
  • Setina pectinataWallengren, 1860

Asura lydia, the lydia lichen moth is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are black and yellow. [1]

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References

  1. Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (April 24, 2008). "Asura lydia". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2009-01-23.