Nyctemera luctuosa

Nyctemera luctuosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
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 family Erebidae first described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1863. 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

Savela, Markku. "Nyctemera luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (27 April 2008). "Nyctemera luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
De Vos, Rob. "Nyctemera (Luctuosana) luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Nyctemera luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (27 April 2008). "Nyctemera luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[3] De Vos, Rob. "Nyctemera (Luctuosana) luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.