Nyctemera luctuosa explained

Nyctemera luctuosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1863. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines.^[1] The habitat consists of mountainous areas.^{[2] [3]} This is a day-flying species.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Senecio scandens.

Subspecies

• Nyctemera luctuosa luctuosa (Batjan)
• Nyctemera luctuosa drucei (Swinhoe, 1903) (New Guinea, New Hebrides, Australia)
• Nyctemera luctuosa galbana (Swinhoe, 1892) (Sebu)
• Nyctemera luctuosa instructa Walker, 1864 (New Guinea)
• Nyctemera luctuosa onetha (Swinhoe, 1901) (New Britain)
• Nyctemera luctuosa syrnia (Swinhoe, 1903) (Fergusson Islands)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Nyctemera luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 3 September 2019.
2. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 27 April 2008 . Nyctemera luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 3 September 2019.
3. Web site: De Vos . Rob . Nyctemera (Luctuosana) luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863) The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia . Papua-Insects.nl . The Papua Insects Foundation.