Marbled White Moth

Nyctemera coleta

Description

Nyctemera coleta has black wings with white patches. The male has a large tuft of hair arising from the base of the tibia of the forefoot. It has three lower points of the post-medial band of the forewings which separate and have another point below them towards the outer corner. Cilia are white below the apex and at the outer corner. The hind wings have white cilia.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Wingspan is about 35-45mm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

He

Herbivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Lepidoptera

FAMILY

:

Erebidae

GENUS

:

Nyctemera

SPECIES

:

Nyctemera coleta

Distribution

Nyctemera coleta could be found on forest, park or agricultural area.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

Habits and Lifestyle

Nyctemera coleta actively flying during the day.

Lifestyle

Arboreal, Diurnal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae of Nyctemera coleta feed on the leaves of host plant, the adults feed on flowers nectar.

Diet : Larvae : Herbivore; Adults; Nectivore

Mating Habits

After mating, female lay their eggs on the surface of the leaves of host plant.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Moths of Thailand & SE Asia 1. bugs alive article
  2. Nyctemera coleta. Wikipedia article