''Nyctemera baulus'' is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It is found from
India to
Samoa. Records include
Queensland,
Indonesia and
New Guinea.
The
wingspan is 45–48 mm. It is a day-flying species.
Larvae have been recorded on ''
Brassica'', ''
Emilia
Emilia may refer to:
People
* Emilia (given name), list of people with this name
Places
* Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia
* Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Emi ...
'', ''
Senecio scandens
''Senecio scandens'', also known as climbing Senecio, is a climber in the family Asteraceae that is native to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent.[Crassocephalum
''Crassocephalum'' is a genus the common names of whose members include ragleaf, thickhead, and bologi. Several species are raised as leaf vegetables and used for medicine, especially in West Africa. Similar to Senecio, but differing in never h ...]
''.
Subspecies
*''Nyctemera baulus baulus'' (Buru, Java)
*''Nyctemera baulus alba''
Pagenstecher, 1901 (Samoa)
*''Nyctemera baulus aluensis''
Butler, 1887 (Salomon Islands (Alu))
*''Nyctemera baulus fasciata''
Walker, 1856 (New Hebrides)
*''Nyctemera baulus integra''
Walker, 1866 (Philippines)
*''Nyctemera baulus nigrovena''
(Swinhoe, 1903) (Sulawesi)
*''Nyctemera baulus nisa''
(Swinhoe, 1903) (Sangir)
*''Nyctemera baulus mundipicta''
Walker, 1859 (Malacca, Sumatra, Java)
*''Nyctemera baulus moluccana''
Roepke, 1957 (Moluccas)
*''Nyctemera baulus samoensis''
Tams, 1935 (Samoa)
*''Nyctemera baulus tertiana''
Meyrick, 1886 (Australia)
*''Nyctemera baulus pullatus''
(D. S. Fletcher, 1957) (Rennell Island)
*''Nyctemera baulus pratti''
(Bethune-Baker, 1904) (New Guinea)
External links
Species info at papua-insectsThe Moths of Borneo
Nyctemerina
Moths described in 1832
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