Nygmia xanthomela

Nygmia xanthomela
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Nygmia
Species:	N. xanthomela
Binomial name
	Nygmia xanthomela; (Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
	Euproctis xanthomela Walker, 1862 ; Euproctis atomaria Walker, 1855 ; Euproctis catala Swinhoe, 1902 ; Euproctis catala postlutosa Holloway, 1982 ; Euproctis plana Walker sensu Schintlmeister, 1994 ;

Nygmia xanthomela is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2] Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.^[3]

Description

Forewings are orange yellow with a darker scaly suffusion. The caterpillar is dark brownish grey with a broad grey dorsal band. Head yellowish. The caterpillar is known to feed on Dioscorea, Annona, Tamarindus, Citrus, Loranthus,^[4] Theobroma cacao, Lagerstroemia indica, Camellia sinensis^[5] and Eriobotrya japonica.^[6]

Three subspecies are recognized.^[7]

^ "Species Details: Nygmia xanthomela Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
^ Savela, Markku. "Nygmia xanthomela (Walker, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "Nygmia xanthomela Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Nygmia larval food plants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Nygmia xanthomela postlutosa Holloway, 1982". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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