Nyctemera baulus
Encyclopedia
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
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
family. It is found from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
. Records include Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 45–48 mm. It is a day-flying species.
Larvae have been recorded on Brassica
Brassica
Brassica is a genus of plants in the mustard family . The members of the genus may be collectively known either as cabbages, or as mustards...
, Emilia
Emilia (genus)
Emilia is a herbaceous plant genus of about 50–100 species in the family Asteraceae, known as tasselflower or pualele. The members of the genus are distributed mainly in the tropics and sub-tropics.-Species List:...
, Senecio scandens and Crassocephalum
Crassocephalum
Crassocephalum is a genus the common names of whose members include ragleaf, thickhead, and bologi. Several species are raised as leaf vegetables and used for medicine, especially in West Africa.-Species:Species include:...
.
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)