Nyctemera clathratum

Nyctemera clathratum
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)
Synonyms
  • Leptosoma clathratum Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863
  • Leptosoma absurdum Swinhoe, 1892

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

  1. Nyctemera at funet
  2. The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia
  3. Vos, R. de, 2007: Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 39-54. Full article:
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