''Afrasura'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the subfamily
Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
from the
Afrotropics
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the islan ...
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Species
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Afrasura aetheria''
Durante, 2012
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Afrasura amaniensis''
(Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)
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Afrasura camilla''
Durante, 2012
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Afrasura clara''
(Holland, 1893)
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Afrasura crenulata''
(Bethune-Baker, 1911)
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Afrasura discocellularis''
(Strand, 1912)
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Afrasura discreta''
Durante, 2009
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Afrasura dubitabilis''
Durante, 2009
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Afrasura duplex''
Durante, 2012
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Afrasura emma
''Afrasura emma'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae that can be found in Gabon and Nigeria.
References
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Moths described in 2009
emma
Emma may refer to:
* Emma (given name)
Film
* Emma (1932 film), ''Emma'' (193 ...
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Durante, 2009
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Afrasura fracta''
Durante, 2012
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Afrasura hieroglyphica
''Afrasura hieroglyphica'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Guinea, Nigeria and Uganda.
References
Moths described in 1911
hieroglyphica Horap ...
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(Bethune-Baker, 1911)
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Afrasura hyporhoda''
(Hampson, 1900)
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Afrasura ichorina''
(Butler, 1877)
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Afrasura indecisa''
(Walker, 1869)
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Afrasura neavi''
(Hampson, 1914)
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Afrasura numida''
(Holland, 1893)
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Afrasura obliterata
''Afrasura obliterata'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo and Uganda
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(Walker, 1864)
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Afrasura pallescens''
Durante, 2009
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Afrasura peripherica''
(Strand, 1912)
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Afrasura rivulosa
''Afrasura rivulosa'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda
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(Walker, 1854)
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Afrasura submarmorata''
(Kiriakoff, 1958)
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Afrasura terlinea''
Durante, 2009
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Afrasura trunca''
Durante, 2012
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Afrasura violacea''
(Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)
References
*Durante, A. 2009b. Revision of the Afrotropical species of Asura Walker, 1854 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Lithosiinae), with the description of a new genus. - Zootaxa 2280:27–52.
afromoths
Arctiinae
Moth genera
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