Nyctemera clathratum
Nyctemera clathratum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subtribe: | Nyctemerina |
Genus: | Nyctemera |
Species: | N. clathratum |
Binomial name | |
Nyctemera clathratum (Vollenhoven, 1863) | |
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Nyctemera clathratum is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in New Guinea and on the Moluccas (Ambon, Saparua and Seram).[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm. The forewings are brown, the basal half with broad white veins, a white wingfold and a narrow longitudinal line in the cell. The fascia are broad and crossed by broad brown veins. The hindwings have a narrow brown hind margin and brown veins gradually fading to white towards base.[3]
References
- ↑ Nyctemera at funet
- ↑ The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia
- ↑ Vos, R. de, 2007: Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 39-54. Full article:
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