''Asura arcuata'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...

. It was described by

Frederic Moore Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company. It has been said that Mo ...

in 1882. It is found in India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan.

Description

The wingspan of the male is 20 mm and that of the female is 22 mm. The antennae of the male are ciliated. Forewings with a series of postmedial blotches conjoined into a band. It differs from '' Asura rubricosa'' in being pinkish. The sub-basal band is reduced to a series of irregularly placed specks. Medial band narrow and more erect. The postmedial band reduced to irregularly placed spots. In form ''arcuata'', medial band is slightly curved, in ''rosea'' and ''aurora'' forms, it is straight. The form ''aurora'' has very narrow medial band and almost obsolete sub-basal and postmedial bands.

References

Moths described in 1882 arcuata Erebid moths of Asia Taxa named by Frederic Moore {{Asura-stub