Nyctemera luctuosa

Nyctemera luctuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Nyctemera
Species:	N. luctuosa
Binomial name
*Nyctemera luctuosa* (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863)
Synonyms
Leptosoma luctuosum Vollenhoven, 1863 Nyctemera crescens Walker, 1864 Deilemera (Tripheromera) kapaurensis Swinhoe, 1903 Deilemera dinawa Bethune-Baker, 1904 Deilemera dinawa ab. nigripuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1916 Leptosoma galbanum Swinhoe, 1892 Nyctemera luctuosum rostrigera Prout, 1918 Leptosoma onetha Swinhoe, 1901 Nyctemera syrnia Swinhoe, 1903 Deilemera drucei Swinhoe, 1903

Nyctemera luctuosa is a moth of the Arctiidae family. 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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