Nyctemera baulus
| Nyctemera baulus |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Arctiidae |
| Genus: |
Nyctemera |
| Species: |
N. baulus |
| Binomial name |
Nyctemera baulus
(Boisduval, 1832) |
| Synonyms |
- Leptosoma baulus Boisduval, 1832
- Nyctemera secundiana Lucas, 1892
- Deilemera nigrovena Swinhoe, 1903
- Leptosoma fasciata Walker, 1856
- Nyctemera bipunctata Niewenhuis, 1948
- Nyctemera alba Pagenstecher, 1901
- Nyctemera albida Pagenstecher, 1901
- Nyctemera aluensis Butler, 1887
- Deilemera illustris Swinhoe, 1903
- Nyctemera fasciata (Walker, 1856)
- Nyctemera integra Walker, 1866
- Deilemera nisa Swinhoe, 1903
- Nyctemera mundipicta Walker, 1859
- Deilemera mundipicta
- Nyctemera moluccana Roepke, 1957
- Nyctemera samoensis Tams, 1935
- Nyctemera tertiana Meyrick, 1886
- Deilemera pullatus Fletcher, 1957
- Deilemera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904
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Nyctemera baulus is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found from India to Samoa. Records include Queensland, Indonesia and New Guinea.
The wingspan is 45–48 mm. It is a day-flying species.
Larvae have been recorded on Brassica, Emilia, Senecio scandens and Crassocephalum.
Subspecies
- Nyctemera baulus baulus (Buru, Java)
- Nyctemera baulus alba (Samoa)
- Nyctemera baulus aluensis (Salomon Islands (Alu))
- Nyctemera baulus fasciata (New Hebrides)
- Nyctemera baulus integra (Philippines)
- Nyctemera baulus nigrovena (Sulawesi)
- Nyctemera baulus nisa (Sangir)
- Nyctemera baulus mundipicta (Malacca, Sumatra, Java)
- Nyctemera baulus moluccana (Moluccas)
- Nyctemera baulus samoensis (Samoa)
- Nyctemera baulus tertiana (Australia)
- Nyctemera baulus pullatus (Rennell Island)
- Nyctemera baulus pratti (New Guinea)
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