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Utetheisa cruentata

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Species of moth

Utetheisa cruentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

The larvae feed on Tournefortia argentea.

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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Taxon identifiers
Utetheisa cruentata
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