Asura peloa
| Asura peloa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Asura |
| Species: | A. peloa |
| Binomial name | |
| Asura peloa (Swinhoe, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Asura peloa is a moth of the Arctiidae family. 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.
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]
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