Nyctemera baulus

Nyctemera baulus

At Mount Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Arctiidae
Genus:	Nyctemera
Species:	N. baulus
Binomial name
*Nyctemera baulus* (Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
Leptosoma baulus Boisduval, 1832 Nyctemera secundiana Lucas, 1892 Deilemera nigrovena Swinhoe, 1903 Leptosoma fasciata Walker, 1856 Nyctemera bipunctata Niewenhuis, 1948 Nyctemera alba Pagenstecher, 1901 Nyctemera albida Pagenstecher, 1901 Nyctemera aluensis Butler, 1887 Deilemera illustris Swinhoe, 1903 Nyctemera fasciata (Walker, 1856) Nyctemera integra Walker, 1866 Deilemera nisa Swinhoe, 1903 Nyctemera mundipicta Walker, 1859 Deilemera mundipicta Nyctemera moluccana Roepke, 1957 Nyctemera samoensis Tams, 1935 Nyctemera tertiana Meyrick, 1886 Deilemera pullatus Fletcher, 1957 Deilemera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904

Nyctemera baulus is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found from India to Samoa. Records include Queensland, Indonesia and New Guinea.

The wingspan is 45–48 mm. It is a day-flying species.

Larvae have been recorded on Brassica, Emilia, Senecio scandens and Crassocephalum.

Subspecies

Nyctemera baulus baulus (Buru, Java)
Nyctemera baulus alba Pagenstecher, 1901 (Samoa)
Nyctemera baulus aluensis Butler, 1887 (Salomon Islands (Alu))
Nyctemera baulus fasciata Walker, 1856 (New Hebrides)
Nyctemera baulus integra Walker, 1866 (Philippines)
Nyctemera baulus nigrovena (Swinhoe, 1903) (Sulawesi)
Nyctemera baulus nisa (Swinhoe, 1903) (Sangir)
Nyctemera baulus mundipicta Walker, 1859 (Malacca, Sumatra, Java)
Nyctemera baulus moluccana Roepke, 1957 (Moluccas)
Nyctemera baulus samoensis Tams, 1935 (Samoa)
Nyctemera baulus tertiana Meyrick, 1886 (Australia)
Nyctemera baulus pullatus (Fletcher, 1957) (Rennell Island)
Nyctemera baulus pratti (Bethune-Baker, 1904) (New Guinea)

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