Nyctemera mesolychna
| Nyctemera mesolychna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Nyctemera |
| Species: | N. mesolychna |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctemera mesolychna Meyrick, 1889 | |
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Nyctemera mesolychna is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is widely distributed in the eastern part of New Guinea at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1,800 meters.
The length of the forewings is 19–21 mm. The forewings are brown, the basal half with white veins. The wingfold and longitudinal line in the cell are white. The hindwings have a broad hindmargin.[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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