Nyctemera calcicola
| Nyctemera calcicola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Nyctemera |
| Species: | N. calcicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctemera calcicola Holloway, 1988 | |
Nyctemera calcicola is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1988. It is found on Borneo.[1] The habitat consists of upper montane forest on limestone.
The length of the forewings is 23–25 mm and the forewings are black.
The larvae possibly feed on Senecio species.[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Nyctemera calcicola Holloway, 1988". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Nyctemera calcicola sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved September 4, 2019.