Nyctemera clathratum
Nyctemera clathratum is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vollenhoven in 1863. It is found in New Guinea and on the Moluccas (Ambon, Saparua and Seram).[1][2]
| Nyctemera clathratum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Nyctemera |
| Species: | N. clathratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctemera clathratum (Vollenhoven, 1863) | |
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The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm. The forewings are brown, the basal half with broad white veins, a white wingfold and a narrow longitudinal line in the cell. The fascia are broad and crossed by broad brown veins. The hindwings have a narrow brown hind margin and brown veins gradually fading to white towards base.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku. "Nyctemera clathratum (Vollenhoven, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- De Vos, Rob. "Nyctemera (Nyctemera) clathratum (Vollenhoven, 1863) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.
- Vos, R. de. (2007). "Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 150: 39-54.
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