title: Nygmia xanthomela
text: # Nygmia xanthomela
  
  Nygmia xanthomela is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Sri Lanka, Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia.
  
  ## Description
  
  Forewings are orange yellow with a darker scaly suffusion. The caterpillar is dark brownish grey with a broad grey dorsal band. Head yellowish. The caterpillar is known to feed on Dioscorea, Annona, Tamarindus, Citrus, Loranthus, Theobroma cacao, Lagerstroemia indica, Camellia sinensis and Eriobotrya japonica.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  Three subspecies are recognized.
  
  * Nygmia xanthomela catala (Holloway, 1982) - Java, Sumatra
  * Nygmia xanthomela postlutosa (Swinhoe, 1903) - Peninsular Malaysia
  * Nygmia xanthomela xanthomela - India, Sri Lanka
  