Asura crustata

Asura crustata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eribidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini
Subtribe: Nudariina
Genus: Asura
Species: A. crustata
Binomial name
Asura crustata
Talbot, 1926
Synonyms
  • Barsine crustata (Talbot, 1926)

Asura crustata is a species of moth of the Eribidae family, Arctiinae subfamily. It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.[1] The habitat consists of lowland forests, including heath forests.

Adults are sexually dimorphic. They are red with blackish fringes.

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