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Asura calamaria

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(Redirected from Asura mediopuncta) Species of moth

Asura calamaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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, including Myanmar. The habitat consists of disturbed forests, including disturbed alluvial forests and remnants of primary montane forests.

The larvae have been recorded defoliating Bougainvillea species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Lyclene calamaria (Moore, 1888)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lyclene calamaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lyclene calamaria Moore comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Asura calamaria


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