Deilemera dinawa ab. nigripuncta Joicey & Talbot, 1916
Leptosoma galbanum Swinhoe, 1892
Nyctemera luctuosum rostrigera Prout, 1918
Leptosoma onetha Swinhoe, 1901
Nyctemera syrnia Swinhoe, 1903
Deilemera drucei Swinhoe, 1903
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.
The forewings are black with a broad irregular diagonal white band and a small white spot near the base. The hindwings are white with broad black margins.[2] Adults are variable in both pattern and ground colour.[3] This is a day-flying species.
The larvae feed on various plants, including Senecio scandens.
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^Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (27 April 2008). "Nyctemera luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^De Vos, Rob. "Nyctemera (Luctuosana) luctuosa (Vollenhoven, 1863) | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.
Nyctemeraluctuosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven in 1863. It is found in Papua New Guinea...