''Nyctemera mesolychna'' is a

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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 widely distributed in the eastern part of

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at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1,800 meters. The length of the forewings is 19–21 mm., 2007: Revision of the ''Nyctemera clathratum'' complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). ''Tijdschrift voor Entomologie'' 150: 39-54. Full article

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References

Nyctemerina Moths described in 1889 {{Nyctemerina-stub