Asura lydia (Donovan, 1805) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Asura lydia (Donovan, 1805)

Asura lydia (Donovan, 1805)

Asura lydia, the Lydia lichen moth, is a small black and yellow Erebidae moth found in southeastern Australia.

Family
Genus
Asura
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Asura lydia (Donovan, 1805)

Asura lydia, commonly known as the Lydia lichen moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species can be found in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and Victoria. It has a wingspan of approximately 15 millimeters, and adult individuals have black and yellow coloration.

Photo: (c) Ian McMillan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian McMillan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Asura

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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