Asura peloa
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Asura |
Species: | A. peloa
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Binomial name | |
Asura peloa (C. Swinhoe, 1904)
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Asura peloa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1904. It is found on Sumatra,[1] Peninsular Malaysia, Java and Borneo. The habitat consists of disturbed coastal and agricultural areas, but it has also been recorded from an area of lowland forest.
The forewings are pale yellow, with paler grey fasciation. The hindwings are paler yellow.
The larvae feed on lichens. They are mouse-coloured with black hairs.[2]
References[]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Asura peloa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lyclene peloa Swinhoe comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
Categories:
- Asura (moth)
- Moths described in 1904
- Moths of Asia
- Asura stubs