Nyctemera luctuosa

Nyctemera luctuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subtribe:	Nyctemerina
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. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines.^[1] The habitat consists of mountainous areas.

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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