Asura calamaria
| Asura calamaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Asura |
| Species: | A. calamaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Asura calamaria (Moore, 1888) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Asura calamaria is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in from the north-eastern Himalayas to Sundaland,[1] including Burma.[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]
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