Nyctemera luctuosa

Nyctemera luctuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Nyctemerina
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. 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.

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