Nyctemera baulus (Boisduval, 1832) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nyctemera baulus (Boisduval, 1832)

Nyctemera baulus (Boisduval, 1832)

Nyctemera baulus is a day-flying erebid moth found from India to Samoa, with larvae feeding on specific plant genera.

Family
Genus
Nyctemera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nyctemera baulus (Boisduval, 1832)

Nyctemera baulus is a species of moth that belongs to the family Erebidae. Its distribution spans the area from India to Samoa, with confirmed records from Queensland, Indonesia, and New Guinea. This moth has a wingspan between 45 and 48 millimeters, and it is active and flies during the day. Recorded host plants for its larvae are Brassica, Emilia, Senecio scandens, and Crassocephalum.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Nyctemera

More from Erebidae

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

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