Biology:Utetheisa lactea
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Short description: Species of moth
| Utetheisa lactea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Insecta |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lepidoptera |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Noctuoidea |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Erebidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arctiinae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Utetheisa |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">U. lactea |
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| Utetheisa lactea (Butler, 1884)
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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
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