Nyctemera luctuosa

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.

Nyctemera luctuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species:
N. luctuosa
Binomial name
Nyctemera luctuosa
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

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.

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)
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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.
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