Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae | |
Nyctemera giloloensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the northern Moluccan Islands Halmahera and Morotai.
The length of the forewings is about 23 mm. The forewings are dark grey-brown, the basal half with white veins and a broad white wingfold, as well as a broad longitudinal line in the cell. The fascia are broad and crossed by suffused veins. The hindwings have a narrow hindmargin. The veins are suffused with brown.
Etymology
The species name refers to the old name for Halmahera, Gilolo, which is also the name for a village on the island.
References
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