Nyctemera luctuosa
Nyctemera luctuosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subtribe: | Nyctemerina |
Genus: | Nyctemera |
Species: | N. luctuosa |
Binomial name | |
Nyctemera luctuosa (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863) | |
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Nyctemera luctuosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines.[1] The habitat consists of mountainous areas.
The forewings are black with a broad irregular diagonal white band and a small white spot near the base. The hindwings are white with broad black margins.[2] Adults are variable in both pattern and ground colour.[3] This is a day-flying species.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Senecio scandens.
Subspecies
- Nyctemera luctuosa luctuosa (Batjan)
- Nyctemera luctuosa drucei (Swinhoe, 1903) (New Guinea, New Hebrides, Australia)
- Nyctemera luctuosa galbana (Swinhoe, 1892) (Sebu)
- Nyctemera luctuosa instructa Walker, 1864 (New Guinea)
- Nyctemera luctuosa onetha (Swinhoe, 1901) (New Britain)
- Nyctemera luctuosa syrnia (Swinhoe, 1903) (Fergusson Islands)
References
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