Utetheisa elata

Utetheisa elata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Utetheisa
Species: U. elata
Binomial name
Utetheisa elata
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx elata Fabricius, 1798
  • Deilemera fatua Heyn, 1906
  • Utetheisa fatua ab. devittata Strand, 1909
  • Utetheisa fatua ab. mediomaculata Strand, 1909
  • Euchelia formosa Boisduval, 1833
  • Utetheisa venusta Hübner, 1831

Utetheisa elata is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Fabricius in 1798. It is found in Angola, South Africa and Tanzania, as well as on the Comoros, La Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles.[1]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Tournefortia argentea, Heliotropium amplexicaule, Trichodesma zeylanicum, Heliotropium indicum, Tournefortia sarmentosa, Crotalaria juncea and Crotalaria striata.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Afro Moths


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