Asura floccosa explained

Asura floccosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India (Sikkim, Calcutta, Ganjam, Madras, Coimbatore)[1] and Sri Lanka.

Description

Its wingspan is about 22 mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Female has semi-diaphanous pale brownish-ochreous body. Forewings with indistinct sub-basal and medial fuscous bands. There is a spot on the discocellulars. Postmedial and marginal speck series present.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Asura floccosa (Walker, [1865]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 13, 2019.
  2. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . 1894 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.