Nyctemera clathratum

Nyctemera clathratum is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vollenhoven in 1863. It is found in New Guinea and on the Moluccas (Ambon, Saparua and Seram).[1][2]

Nyctemera clathratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species:
N. clathratum
Binomial name
Nyctemera clathratum
(Vollenhoven, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Leptosoma clathratum Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863
  • Leptosoma absurdum Swinhoe, 1892

The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm. The forewings are brown, the basal half with broad white veins, a white wingfold and a narrow longitudinal line in the cell. The fascia are broad and crossed by broad brown veins. The hindwings have a narrow brown hind margin and brown veins gradually fading to white towards base.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Nyctemera clathratum (Vollenhoven, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. De Vos, Rob. "Nyctemera (Nyctemera) clathratum (Vollenhoven, 1863) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.
  3. Vos, R. de. (2007). "Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 150: 39-54.


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