Asura rubricosa

Asura rubricosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Asura
Species:	A. rubricosa
Binomial name
	Asura rubricosa; (Moore, 1878)
Synonyms
	Lyclene rubricosa Moore, 1878; Lyclene curvifascia Hampson; Lyclene ochracea Hampson, 1891;

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

Description

Forewings with broad cell. Antennae of male ciliated. Forewings with a series of postmedial blotches conjoined into a band, more irregular and without spots beyond it. The medial band is widely separated from the antemedial band. Hindwings pinkish, some specimen possess traces of a medial band.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura rubricosa". 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] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura rubricosa". 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.

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