- Nyctemera lacticinia
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Nyctemera lacticinia Scientific classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Genus: Nyctemera Species: N. lacticinia Binomial name Nyctemera lacticinia
Grote, 1873Synonyms - Phalaena Geometra lacticinia Cramer, 1775
- Deilemera latera Swinhoe, 1917
Nyctemera lacticinia is a species of moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Japan, from the Oriental tropics to Taiwan, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
The wingspan is about 45 mm.
The larvae feed on Santalum species. The larva is dull red with three rows of verrucae with black hair on each side. It has hair pencils directed forward from the thoracic area. The pupa is dull red.
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