Nyctemera carissima formosana (Swinhoe, 1908) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nyctemera carissima formosana (Swinhoe, 1908)

Nyctemera carissima formosana (Swinhoe, 1908)

Nyctemera carissima is an Erebidae moth described by Swinhoe in 1891, found across multiple regions of South and East Asia.

Family
Genus
Nyctemera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nyctemera carissima formosana (Swinhoe, 1908)

Nyctemera carissima is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Charles Swinhoe in 1891. This species occurs in China, specifically within the provinces of Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hunan, as well as in north-eastern India, Nepal, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, northern Sumatra (Indonesia), and Myanmar.

Photo: (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Nyctemera

More from Erebidae

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

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