Biology:Nyctemera amicus
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Short description: Species of moth
| Nyctemera amicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Nyctemera |
| Species: | N. amicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nyctemera amicus (White, 1841)[1]
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Nyctemera amicus, the senecio moth, magpie moth or cineraria moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Adam White in 1841. It is found in South-east Asia, Oceania, and most of Australia . It can also be found in New Zealand.[2]
The larvae feed on Senecio species including S. linearifolius, S. quadridentatus, S. mikanioides, S. cruentus, and S. scandens. These food plants contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, making the larvae unpleasant to taste and poisonous to birds.[3]
References
- ↑ "Nyctemera amicus (White, 1841)". CSIRO. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1a88aff2-0737-425b-a1cc-d5a4b5d5f213. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ Research, Landcare. "Nyctemera amica (White, 1841)". Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. http://www.nzor.org.nz/names/961bc999-9faa-4c7d-8be1-d91c5e7e990a.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (11 June 2018). "Nyctemera amicus (White, 1841) Senecio or Magpie or Cineraria Moth". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/amicus.html. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q1367013 entry
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