Nyctemera arctata

Nyctemera arctata
Nyctemera arctata albofasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species:
N. arctata
Binomial name
Nyctemera arctata
Walker, 1856[1]
Synonyms
  • Arctata arctata
  • Nyctemera maculosa Walker, 1864
  • Nyctemera dentifascia Kalis, 1934
  • Deilemera arctata albofasciata Wileman, 1911
  • Leptosoma scalarium Vollenhoven, 1863
  • Deilemera arctata javana Reich, 1932

Nyctemera arctata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Subspecies

  • Nyctemera arctata arctata (Yunnan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, north-eastern India, Burma)
  • Nyctemera arctata albofasciata (Wileman, 1911) (Taiwan, Philippines: Luzon)
  • Nyctemera arctata scalarium (Vollenhoven, 1863) (Java)
  • Nyctemera arctata zerenoides (Butler, 1881) (Sumatra)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Nyctemera arctata Walker, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 16, 2018.


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