''Neochera dominia'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics from

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and the Solomons. The

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is about 60 mm. The larvae feed on ''

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'' species.

Subspecies

*''Neochera dominia affinis'' (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) *''Neochera dominia basilissa'' (Australia, Indonesia) *''Neochera dominia butleri'' (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sikkim, Thailand, northern Vietnam) *''Neochera dominia contraria'' (Vanuatu) *''Neochera dominia dominia'' (India, Indonesia) *''Neochera dominia eugenia'' (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Philippines) *''Neochera dominia fumosa'' (Indonesia) *''Neochera dominia fuscipennis'' (Papua New Guinea) *''Neochera dominia heliconides'' (Sumbawa, Philippines: Palawan, Luzon, Negros) *''Neochera dominia herpa'' (Indonesia) *''Neochera dominia javana'' (Indonesia) *''Neochera dominia papuana'' (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) *''Neochera dominia proxima'' (Indonesia: Java and Timor, Papua New Guinea) *''Neochera dominia stibostethia'' (Buru)

External links

The Moths of Borneo

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Aganainae Moths of Asia Moths described in 1780 {{Aganainae-stub