Nyctemera giloloensis

Nyctemera giloloensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species: N. giloloensis
Binomial name
Nyctemera giloloensis
de Vos, 2007

Nyctemera giloloensis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. 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.[1]

References

  1. Vos, R. de, 2007: Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 39-54. Full article:
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