The Magpie Moth has brown wings with a broad band of large white spots across the fore wings, and large white spots on the rear wings.this moth from Rejang land,sumatra. it different with The Magpie Moth dark wings from Australia,Fiji and Papua. If this discription yet we would like to give name as Nyctemera secundiana rejangensis for appreciate to rejang land where the habitat and photo was taken :).
Classification
Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Genus: Nyctemera Species: secundiana.sp Common Name: Magpie Moth
Image Location:
- Talang Rimbo Lama Village, Curup Town, Rejang Lebong Regency, southern sumatra
- Talang Ulu Village, East Curup District,Rejang Lebong Regency, southern sumatra
- http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/nyctemera/index.html
- http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=1353
- http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Lepidoptera/Arctiidae/Arctiidae%20list.html
- http://linus.socs.uts.edu.au/%7Edon/larvae/arct/secund.html
- http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_noct/MagpieMoths.htm
Photo by Curup Kami
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