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''Nyctemera'' is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. The genus includes the species ''Nyctemera annulata'' and ''Nyctemera amica'', which are closely related and are able to interbreed. They are medium-sized moths, the adults having a wingspan of . The wings are usually dark with lighter patches, while the body is often aposematically coloured to discourage birds and other visual predators from eating them. The slow-flying moths can often be seen feeding at flowers; it is common around its preferred food plants of the daisy family, for example groundsel (and other ''Senecio'' spp.), ragworts and ''Cineraria''. The colourful hairy larvae feed openly on the plants, often stripping off all the leaves. The mature larvae will sometimes wander from the plant to pupate. The loosely spun cocoon incorporates some of the larval hairs and may also be found amongst leaves. Several species formerly placed here are now assigned to other genera. These include ''Utetheisa'' (containing ''Atasca'', ''Pitasila'' and ''Raanya'', erstwhile subgenera of ''Nyctemera''), the revalidated ''Chiromachla'', ''Podomachla'' and ''Xylecata'', and the newly established ''Afronyctemera''. File:Magpie Moth.jpg|Magpie Moth (''Nyctemera secundiana'') found in Central Queensland, Australia File:Nyctemera annulata caterpillar.png|Magpie Moth (''Nyctemera annulata'') caterpillar feeding on ragwort in Wellington, New Zealand File:Magpie_moth_caterpillar-08.jpg|Magpie Moth (''Nyctemera annulata'') cocoon File:Nyctemera_coleta_-_Mindanao,_Philippines.jpg|Marbled white moth (''Nyctemera coleta'') from the Philippines ==Species== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nyctemera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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