SUBFAMILY ARCTIINAE
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Nyctemera regularis Snellen
   
Leptosoma regularis
Snellen, 1880, Midden Sumatra 4(8): 34.
   
Nyctemera regularis Snellen; Roepke, 1957: 156.


Nyctemera regularis
 


Diagnosis.
This species is smaller than tripunctaria, with only very fine white streaks basally on the forewing. The hindwing border is narrower, particularly at the tornus.

Geographical range. Sumatra, Borneo.

Habitat preference. The species is infrequent in open and disturbed habitats from the lowlands to 1500m.

Biology. N. regularis flies by day.

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