Nyctemera baulus

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

Nyctemera baulus
At Mount Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia
Nyctemera baulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
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 D. S. Fletcher, 1957
  • Deilemera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904

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 (D. S. Fletcher, 1957) (Rennell Island)
  • Nyctemera baulus pratti (Bethune-Baker, 1904) (New Guinea)


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