Utetheisa lactea
Utetheisa lactea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subtribe: | Callimorphina |
Genus: | Utetheisa |
Species: | U. lactea |
Binomial name | |
Utetheisa lactea (Butler, 1884) | |
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Utetheisa lactea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Seychelles.[1]
Subspecies
- Utetheisa lactea lactea (Butler, 1884)
- Utetheisa lactea aldabrensis Fletcher T. B., 1910
This species has a wingspan of 37mm.[2]
Biology
This species feeds on Tournefortia argentea (Boraginaceae).
References
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