Nyctemera oninica

Nyctemera oninica is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species is found in Papua, where it has been recorded from the Onin Peninsula, the Wandammen Peninsula and Roon Island.

Nyctemera oninica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species:
N. oninica
Binomial name
Nyctemera oninica
de Vos, 2007

The length of the forewings is 21–22 mm. The forewings are chocolate brown, the basal half with white veins. The wingfold and longitudinal line in the cell are also white. The fascia are broad and crossed by veins suffused with brown. The hindwings are white with a narrow brown hindmargin.

Etymology

The species name refers to the type location, the Onin Peninsula.[1]

References

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


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