Nyctemera adversata

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Nyctemera adversata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species: N. adversata
Binomial name
Nyctemera adversata
(Schaller, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena adversata Schaller, 1788
  • Phalaena Geometra adversata Schaller, 1788
  • Nyctemera plagifera Walker, 1854
  • Nyctemera plagifera f. laticolora Reich, 1926

Nyctemera adversata is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Himalaya, Nepal, Bhutan, north-eastern India, Tibet, Indochina, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hunan, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Japan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.

Nyctemera adversata is a day-flying species.

The larvae feed on Erechtites, Erigeron, Gynura, Picris, Senecio and Miyata species.

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