Biology:Utetheisa galapagensis

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Short description: Species of moth

Utetheisa galapagensis
Scientific classification edit
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Arthropoda
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Insecta
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Utetheisa
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Binomial name
Utetheisa galapagensis
(Wallengren, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Euchelia galapagenis Wallengren, 1860
  • Euchelia gallopagensis Wallengren, 1861

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.

Wikidata ☰ Q13523266 entry