Asura ila

Asura ila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Asura
Species:	A. ila
Binomial name
	Asura ila; (Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
	Lyclene ila Moore, 1859; Asura unifascia Rothschild, 1913;

Asura ila is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

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.

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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[1] 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.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.