Asura peloa
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.
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Asura peloa (C. Swinhoe, 1904) | |
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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.
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