Biology:Utetheisa lactea
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Short description: Species of moth
Utetheisa lactea | |
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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. lactea
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Binomial name | |
Utetheisa lactea (Butler, 1884)
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Synonyms | |
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Utetheisa lactea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1884 and is found in the Seychelles.[1]
Subspecies
- Utetheisa lactea lactea (Butler, 1884)
- Utetheisa lactea aldabrensis T. B. Fletcher, 1910
This species has a wingspan of 37 mm.[2]
Biology
This species feeds on Tournefortia argentea (Boraginaceae).
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Utetheisa lactea (Butler, 1884)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/UTETLACT. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ↑ Butler, 1884. Lepidoptera. Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2. p.577
Wikidata ☰ Q13523262 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utetheisa lactea.
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