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Nyctemera ludekingii Vollenhoven

Leptosoma ludekingii Vollenhoven, 1863, Bijd. Dierke, 1: 49.

Nyctemera ludekingii Vollenhoven; Roepke, 1957: 154; Holloway, 1976: 6.

Diagnosis

There are three black discal patches on the hindwing; the blackish border is continuous but with an irregular, deeply zig-zag inner margin. The abdomen is yellow, ringed on each segment with black.

Geographical range

Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat preference

The records from Kinabalu are mainly from around 1200m though the species ranges from 1000m to 2000m. Biology. N. ludekingii is day-flying.

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Species (16)


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