| Asura megala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Asura |
| Species: | A. megala |
| Binomial name | |
| Asura megala Hampson, 1900 | |
Asura megala is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in China. [1]
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