Nyctemera amicus

Nyctemera amicus
Scientific classification
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)
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, , 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)". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^ Research, Landcare. "Nyctemera amica (White, 1841)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 June 2018). "Nyctemera amicus (White, 1841) Senecio or Magpie or Cineraria Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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[ALA-1] "Nyctemera amicus (White, 1841)". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[2] Research, Landcare. "Nyctemera amica (White, 1841)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-07-16.

[3] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 June 2018). "Nyctemera amicus (White, 1841) Senecio or Magpie or Cineraria Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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