Neochera dominia

Neochera dominia is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics from India to Queensland and the Solomons.

Neochera dominia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Neochera
Species:
N. dominia
Binomial name
Neochera dominia
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena dominia Cramer, 1780
  • Aganais herpa Snellen, 1879
  • Noctua chione Fabricius, 1781
  • Phalaena Bombyx eugenia Cramer, 1782
  • Neochera stibosthetia Butler, 1875
  • Hypsa basilissa Meyrick, 1886
  • Neochera heliconides Snellen, 1888
  • Neochera butleri Swinhoe, 1892
  • Neochera zaria Swinhoe, 1892
  • Neochera affinis Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera fumosa Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera fuscipennis Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera javana Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera papuana Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera proxima Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera echione (Fabricius, 1793)

The wingspan is about 60 mm.

The larvae feed on Marsdenia species.

Subspecies

  • Neochera dominia affinis (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea)
  • Neochera dominia basilissa (Australia, Indonesia)
  • Neochera dominia butleri (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sikkim, Thailand, northern Vietnam)
  • Neochera dominia contraria (Vanuatu)
  • Neochera dominia dominia (India, Indonesia)
  • Neochera dominia eugenia (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Philippines)
  • Neochera dominia fumosa (Indonesia)
  • Neochera dominia fuscipennis (Papua New Guinea)
  • Neochera dominia heliconides (Sumbawa, Philippines: Palawan, Luzon, Negros)
  • Neochera dominia herpa (Indonesia)
  • Neochera dominia javana (Indonesia)
  • Neochera dominia papuana (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
  • Neochera dominia proxima (Indonesia: Java and Timor, Papua New Guinea)
  • Neochera dominia stibostethia (Buru)
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