Asura cervicalis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is known from the non-tropical parts of eastern Australia, including areas of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). Adults are slim bodied and black with five yellow spots on each forewing. There is a large yellow patch on each hindwing.[2] The moths have sparse grey hairs. There are four tufts of long dense black hair projecting from the verrucae on the meso- and meta-thorax on each side. The larvae have been observed on Ficus, Acacia and Eucalyptus species. It is suspected of feeding only on the lichens on the trunks and branches of these plants. Pupation takes place in a thin cocoon of felted hairs, attached to a wall or tree trunk.
asura, cervicalis, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Asura cervicalis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Asura cervicalis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae It is known from the non tropical parts of eastern Australia including areas of New South Wales Queensland and Victoria The wingspan is about 15 mm 0 59 in Adults are slim bodied and black with five yellow spots on each forewing There is a large yellow patch on each hindwing 2 The moths have sparse grey hairs There are four tufts of long dense black hair projecting from the verrucae on the meso and meta thorax on each side The larvae have been observed on Ficus Acacia and Eucalyptus species It is suspected of feeding only on the lichens on the trunks and branches of these plants Pupation takes place in a thin cocoon of felted hairs attached to a wall or tree trunk Asura cervicalisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraSuperfamily NoctuoideaFamily ErebidaeSubfamily ArctiinaeGenus AsuraSpecies A cervicalisBinomial nameAsura cervicalisWalker 1854 1 SynonymsAsura obliterans Draudt 1914 Asura cervicalisReferences edit Australian Faunal Directory Australian Insects This Asura related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asura cervicalis amp oldid 1130103514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
