Biology:Asura calamaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Asura calamaria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Asura
Species:
A. calamaria
Binomial name
Asura calamaria
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Setina calamaria Moore, 1888
  • Miltochrista celidopa Meyrick, 1894
  • Asura celipodoa Seitz, 1910
  • Asura mediopuncta Rothschild, 1913
  • Setina punctata Elwes, 1890
  • Lyclene calamaria Moore, 1888

Asura calamaria is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in from the north-eastern Himalayas to Sundaland,[1] including Myanmar.[2] The habitat consists of disturbed forests, including disturbed alluvial forests and remnants of primary montane forests.

The larvae have been recorded defoliating Bougainvillea species.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13401702 entry