Asura ruptifascia

Asura ruptifascia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Asura
Species: A. ruptifascia
Binomial name
Asura ruptifascia
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Lyclene ruptifascia Hampson, 1893

Asura ruptifascia is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

Wingspan is about 18mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Body pure ochreous in color. Sub-basal band of fore wings outwardly oblique towards inner margin and anastomosing with the medial band. Upper portion of the postmedial band reduced to a speck series. Hind wings with a well defined fuscous band.[2]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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