Asura varians
Asura varians is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
| Asura varians | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Asura |
| Species: | A. varians |
| Binomial name | |
| Asura varians (Hampson, 1893) | |
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Description
The wingspan is 20 mm. Antennae of male ciliated. In male, head and thorax orange in color, where black spots present on thorax. Abdomen and wings are black. Forewings with a slight bronze tinge with a black speck at end of cell. Some species has basal orange spot, medial costal spots and inner marginal spots on forewings with an orange streaked apex. Female has anal ochreous tuft. Forewings consist orange base, two costal spots and one inner marginal spot. Outer margin is orange as in male, but with a series of black specks.[2]
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References
- Savela, Markku. "Asura varians (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- 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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