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