Neochera dominia

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Neochera dominia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Neochera
Species:
N. dominia
Binomial name
Neochera dominia
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena dominiaCramer, 1780
  • Aganais herpaSnellen, 1879
  • Noctua chioneFabricius, 1781
  • Phalaena Bombyx eugenia Cramer, 1782
  • Neochera stibosthetia Butler, 1875
  • Hypsa basilissa Meyrick, 1886
  • Neochera heliconides Snellen, 1888
  • Neochera butleri Swinhoe, 1892
  • Neochera zaria Swinhoe, 1892
  • Neochera affinis Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera fumosa Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera fuscipennis Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera javana Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera papuana Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera proxima Rothschild, 1896
  • Neochera echione(Fabricius, 1793)

Neochera dominia is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics from India to Queensland and the Solomons.

Contents

The wingspan of an adult Neochera dominia ranges from 68 to 72 mm. They have a characteristic bluish gray ground color forewing, bold white streaking on the veins and pure white ground color hindwing, with bluish black spots in terminal area (which can be seen in the example picture in the infobox). In the male reproductive organ, the saccus is rectangular, with upside somewhat more narrow, with a nearby sclerotized semi-circular spur. The larvae feed on Marsdenia species. [1]

As of 2016, the only sample of these species are collected in Bokor, Cambodia in 2013. [1]

Subspecies

The moth can be found in Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, South China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, North Australia: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bayarsaikhan, Ulziijargal; Na, Sol-Moon; Bae, Yang-Seop (June 2016). "Review of the subfamily Aganainae (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) from Cambodia". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 9 (2): 225. doi: 10.1016/j.japb.2016.02.010 .