Astha

Astha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Astha

Walker, 1865
Species:
A. spectabilis
Binomial name
Astha spectabilis
Walker, 1865

Astha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species is Astha spectabilis. Both the genus and the species were first described by Francis Walker in 1865. The type location is unknown.[1][2]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Astha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Astha Walker, 1865". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 20, 2019.