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Nyctemera oninica

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Nyctemera oninica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species:
N. oninica
Binomial name
Nyctemera oninica
de Vos, 2007

Nyctemera oninica is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species is found in Papua, where it has been recorded from the Onin Peninsula, the Wandammen Peninsula, and Roon Island.

The length of the forewings is 21–22 mm.

Etymology

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The species name refers to the type location, the Onin Peninsula.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Vos, R. de, 2007: Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 150: 39-54. Full article: [1]