Neumichtis nigerrima (Guenée, 1852) is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Neumichtis nigerrima (Guenée, 1852)

Neumichtis nigerrima (Guenée, 1852)

Neumichtis nigerrima, the black noctuid, is a 40 mm wingspan Noctuidae moth found across multiple Australian regions.

Family
Genus
Neumichtis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Neumichtis nigerrima (Guenée, 1852)

Neumichtis nigerrima, commonly called the black noctuid, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This species is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia. Its adult wingspan measures approximately 40 millimeters. Recorded host plants for its larvae include Saccharum, Solanum tuberosum, Beta vulgaris, Brassica rapa, Trifolium, Petrorhagia, and Mentha.

Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Neumichtis

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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