Nyctemera arctata

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.

Nyctemera arctata
Nyctemera arctata albofasciata
Scientific 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

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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