Nyctemera baulus

Nyctemera baulus
Nyctemera baulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species: N. baulus
Binomial name
Nyctemera baulus
(Boisduval, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Leptosoma baulus Boisduval, 1832
  • Nyctemera secundiana Lucas, 1892
  • Deilemera nigrovena Swinhoe, 1903
  • Leptosoma fasciata Walker, 1856
  • Nyctemera bipunctata Niewenhuis, 1948
  • Nyctemera alba Pagenstecher, 1901
  • Nyctemera albida Pagenstecher, 1901
  • Nyctemera aluensis Butler, 1887
  • Deilemera illustris Swinhoe, 1903
  • Nyctemera fasciata (Walker, 1856)
  • Nyctemera integra Walker, 1866
  • Deilemera nisa Swinhoe, 1903
  • Nyctemera mundipicta Walker, 1859
  • Deilemera mundipicta
  • Nyctemera moluccana Roepke, 1957
  • Nyctemera samoensis Tams, 1935
  • Nyctemera tertiana Meyrick, 1886
  • Deilemera pullatus Fletcher, 1957
  • Deilemera pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904

Nyctemera baulus is a moth of the Arctiidae family. 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, Senecio scandens and Crassocephalum.

Subspecies

  • Nyctemera baulus baulus (Buru, Java)
  • Nyctemera baulus alba (Samoa)
  • Nyctemera baulus aluensis (Salomon Islands (Alu))
  • Nyctemera baulus fasciata (New Hebrides)
  • Nyctemera baulus integra (Philippines)
  • Nyctemera baulus nigrovena (Sulawesi)
  • Nyctemera baulus nisa (Sangir)
  • Nyctemera baulus mundipicta (Malacca, Sumatra, Java)
  • Nyctemera baulus moluccana (Moluccas)
  • Nyctemera baulus samoensis (Samoa)
  • Nyctemera baulus tertiana (Australia)
  • Nyctemera baulus pullatus (Rennell Island)
  • Nyctemera baulus pratti (New Guinea)

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