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.[2][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

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.