Nygmia xanthomela

Nygmia xanthomela is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.

[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.

[3] Forewings are orange yellow with a darker scaly suffusion.

The caterpillar is known to feed on Dioscorea, Annona, Tamarindus, Citrus, Loranthus,[4] Theobroma cacao, Lagerstroemia indica, Camellia sinensis[5] and Eriobotrya japonica.

This article on a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae is a stub.