Nyctemera mesolychna

Nyctemera mesolychna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species: N. mesolychna
Binomial name
Nyctemera mesolychna
Meyrick, 1889
Synonyms
  • Deilema pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Nyctemera baulus pratti

Nyctemera mesolychna is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is widely distributed in the eastern part of New Guinea at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1,800 meters.

The length of the forewings is 19–21 mm. The forewings are brown, the basal half with white veins. The wingfold and longitudinal line in the cell are white. The hindwings have a broad hindmargin.[1]

References

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