Utetheisa cruentata

Utetheisa cruentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Utetheisa
Species:
U. cruentata
Binomial name
Utetheisa cruentata
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms

Deiopeia cruentata Butler, 1881

Utetheisa cruentata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.[1]

The larvae feed on Tournefortia argentea.[2]

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Utetheisa cruentata (Butler, 1881)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Goodger & Watson. (1995). The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 27
  • Butler, A. G. (1881). Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. 5:i–xii, 1–74; pls. 78–100.
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