| Asura ila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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) | |
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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]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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