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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Nygmia |
| Species: | N. xanthomela
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| Binomial name | |
| Nygmia xanthomela (Walker, 1862)
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Description
editForewings 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]
Subspecies
editThree subspecies are recognized.[7]
- Nygmia xanthomela catala (Holloway, 1982) - Java, Sumatra
- Nygmia xanthomela postlutosa (Swinhoe, 1903) - Peninsular Malaysia
- Nygmia xanthomela xanthomela - India, Sri Lanka
References
edit- ^ "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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