Nyctemera lacticinia

Nyctemera lacticinia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species: N. lacticinia
Binomial name
Nyctemera lacticinia
Grote, 1873
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Geometra lacticinia Cramer, 1775
  • Deilemera latera Swinhoe, 1917
  • Deilemera homogona Swinhoe, 1917
  • Nyctemera latistriga simplicior Bryk, 1937

Nyctemera lacticinia is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Japan, from the Oriental tropics to Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

The wingspan is about 45 mm.

The larvae feed on Santalum species. The larva is dull red with three rows of verrucae with black hair on each side. It has hair pencils directed forward from the thoracic area. The pupa is dull red.

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