Nyctemera tripunctaria (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nyctemera tripunctaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nyctemera tripunctaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nyctemera tripunctaria is a day-flying erebid moth first described by Linnaeus in 1758, found across parts of East and Southeast Asia.

Family
Genus
Nyctemera
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nyctemera tripunctaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nyctemera tripunctaria (Linnaeus, 1758) is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his work Systema Naturae, published in 1758. This moth can be found in southern China, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Sundaland, the Philippines, and the island of Sulawesi. The adult moths of this species fly during the day.

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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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