Nyctemera latimargo

Nyctemera latimargo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species: N. latimargo
Binomial name
Nyctemera latimargo
(Rothschild, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Deilemera absurdum latimargo Rothschild, 1915

Nyctemera latimargo is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Papua, where it has been recorded from the Snow Mountains and the Baliem Valley. It is found at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2,100 meters.

The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the basal half with white veins. The wingfold and longitudinal line in the cell are also white. The fascia are narrow and crossed by dark brown veins. The hindwings have a broad dark brown hindmargin.[1]

References

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