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Nyctemera mesolychna

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Nyctemera mesolychna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species:
N. mesolychna
Binomial name
Nyctemera mesolychna
Meyrick, 1889
Synonyms
  • Deilema pratti Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Nyctemera baulus pratti

Nyctemera mesolychna is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is widely distributed in the eastern part of New Guinea at altitudes ranging from sea level to 1,800 meters.

The length of the forewings is 19–21 mm.[1]

References

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