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Nyctemera luctuosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Similar
  
Nyctemera amicus, Nyctemera, Arctiinae

Nyctemera luctuosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines. 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. Adults are variable in both pattern and ground colour. 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

    Nyctemera luctuosa Wikipedia