Biology:Utetheisa galapagensis
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Short description: Species of moth
Utetheisa galapagensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Utetheisa |
Species: | U. galapagensis
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Binomial name | |
Utetheisa galapagensis (Wallengren, 1860)
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Utetheisa galapagensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is known only from the Galápagos island of San Cristóbal. It is probably endemic to the archipelago.
Larvae have been reared on Tournefortia pubescens, but probably also feed on other Tournefortia species.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13523266 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utetheisa galapagensis.
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