Nyctemera dauila

Nyctemera dauila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species: N. dauila
Binomial name
Nyctemera dauila
de Vos, 2007

Nyctemera dauila is a moth of the Arctiidae family. The species is found on Goodenough Island.

The length of the forewings is 21–22 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the basal half with faded white veins. The wingfold and longitudinal line in the cell are white. The fascia are narrow and are crossed by dark brown veins. The hindwings have a dark brown hindmargin.

Etymology

The species name refers to the local and old name of Goodenough Island, Dauila.[1]

References

  1. Vos, R. de, 2007: Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 39-54. Full article: