Asura pyropa

Last updated

Asura pyropa
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Asura
Species:
A. pyropa
Binomial name
Asura pyropa
Tams, 1935

Asura pyropa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Samoa. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asura</span> Mythical beings, demi-gods, in Indian religions

Asuras are a class of beings in Indic religions. They are described as power-seeking demons related to the more benevolent Devas in Hinduism. In its Buddhist context, the word is sometimes translated "titan", "demigod", or "antigod".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hindu deities</span> Gods and goddesses in Hinduism

Hindu deities are the gods and goddesses in Hinduism. The terms and epithets for deities within the diverse traditions of Hinduism vary, and include Deva, Devi, Ishvara, Ishvari, Bhagavān and Bhagavati.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daitya</span> Race in Hindu mythology

The daityas are a race of asuras in Hindu mythology, descending from Kashyapa and his wife, Diti. Prominent members of this race include Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakashipu, and Mahabali, all of whom overran the earth, and required three of Vishnu's avataras to be vanquished.

<i>Deva</i> (Hinduism) Male celestial being in Hinduism

Deva means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism. Deva is a masculine term; the feminine equivalent is Devi. The word is a cognate with Latin deus ("god") and Greek Zeus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samudra Manthana</span> Hindu legend

The Samudra Manthana is a major episode in Hinduism that is elaborated in the Vishnu Purana, a major text of Hinduism. The Samudra Manthana explains the origin of the elixir of eternal life, amrita.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Asura (Buddhism)</span> Demigod in Buddhism

An asura in Buddhism is a demigod or titan of the Kāmadhātu. They are described as having three heads with three faces each and either four or six arms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kshira Sagara</span> Divine ocean in Hindu mythology

In Hindu cosmology, the Ocean of Milk is the fifth from the centre of the seven oceans. It surrounds the continent known as Krauncha. According to Hindu scriptures, the devas and asuras worked together for a millennium to churn this ocean in order to acquire amrita, the elixir of immortal life. The episode is mentioned in the Samudra Manthana chapter of the Puranas, a body of ancient Hindu legends. The Kshira Sagara is described as the place where the deity Vishnu reclines over his serpent-mount Shesha, accompanied by his consort, Lakshmi.

<i>Asura</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Asura is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae, and subtribe Nudariina erected by Francis Walker in 1854.

<i>Asuras Wrath</i> 2012 video game

Asura's Wrath is an action video game developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Capcom. It was first announced at the Tokyo Game Show in 2010, and was released worldwide in February 2012. The game was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

<i>Asura arcuata</i> Species of moth

Asura arcuata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1882. It is found in India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan.

Asura strigipennis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1914. It is found on Java, Sumatra and in China, Taiwan and India.

Asura avernalis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island.

Asura discisigna is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India and on Borneo.

Asura simplifascia is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India.

Asura inconspicua is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1878. It is found in the Nilgiri Mountains of India.

Asura unipuncta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in China.

Asura quadrilineata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Aru and in Australia.

<i>Cyme sexualis</i> Species of moth

Cyme sexualis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Felder in 1864. It is found on Ambon, Sulawesi, the Dampier Archipelago. and in New Guinea.

Asura zebrina is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.

Susna is an asura described in Hindu texts. Normally associated with drought, Susna is often described as possessing a snake-like form with horns. He is an enemy of the deity Indra.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura pyropa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 27, 2018.