Biology:Nyctemera amicus

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Short description: Species of moth

Nyctemera amicus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Nyctemera
Species:
N. amicus
Binomial name
Nyctemera amicus
(White, 1841)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agagles amica White, 1841
  • Leptosoma plagiatum Guenée, 1868

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]

Larva

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

Wikidata ☰ Q1367013 entry