Nyctemera baulus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from India to Samoa. Records include Queensland, Indonesia and New Guinea.
The wingspan is 45–48 mm. It is a day-flying species.
Larvae have been recorded on Brassica, Emilia, Senecio scandens and Crassocephalum.
Subspecies
Nyctemera baulus alba Pagenstecher, 1901 (Samoa) Nyctemera baulus aluensis Butler, 1887 (Salomon Islands (Alu)) Nyctemera baulus baulus (Boisduval, 1832) (Buru, Java) Nyctemera baulus fasciata Walker, 1856 (New Hebrides) Nyctemera baulus integra Walker, 1866 (Philippines) Nyctemera baulus nigrovena (Swinhoe, 1903) (Sulawesi) Nyctemera baulus nisa (Swinhoe, 1903) (Sangir) Nyctemera baulus moluccana Roepke, 1957 (Moluccas) Nyctemera baulus mundipicta Walker, 1859 (Malacca, Sumatra, Java) Nyctemera baulus samoensis Tams, 1935 (Samoa) Nyctemera baulus tertiana Meyrick, 1886 (Australia) Nyctemera baulus pratti (Bethune-Baker, 1904) (New Guinea) Nyctemera baulus pullatus (D. S. Fletcher, 1957) (Rennell Island)
External links Species info at papua-insects The Moths of Borneo Australian Insects