Nyctemera arctata

Nyctemera arctata
Nyctemera arctata albofasciata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Nyctemera
Species:	N. arctata
Binomial name
Nyctemera arctata Walker, 1856
Synonyms
Arctata arctata Nyctemera maculosa Walker, 1864 Nyctemera dentifascia Kalis, 1934 Deilemera arctata albofasciata Wileman, 1911 Leptosoma scalarium Vollenhoven, 1863 Deilemera arctata javana Reich, 1932

Nyctemera arctata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Subspecies

• Nyctemera arctata arctata (Yunnan, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, north-eastern India, Burma)
• Nyctemera arctata albofasciata (Wileman, 1911) (Taiwan, Philippines: Luzon)
• Nyctemera arctata scalarium (Vollenhoven, 1863) (Java)
• Nyctemera arctata zerenoides (Butler, 1881) (Sumatra)