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Utetheisa lotrix

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Salt-and-pepper moth
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. lotrix
Binomial name
Utetheisa lotrix
Synonyms
  • Geometra lotrix Cramer, [1777]
  • Utetheisa rubra Rothschild, 1914
  • Utetheisa lutescens Roepke, 1941
  • Utetheisa indica Roepke, 1941
  • Utetheisa stigmata Rothschild, 1910
  • Utetheisa socotrensis Jordan, 1939
  • Deiopeia lepida Rambur, [1866]
  • Utetheisa pulchella tenuella Seitz, 1910
In Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Utetheisa lotrix, the salt-and-pepper moth or crotalaria moth,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in most of the Old World tropics.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Crotalaria species.

Subspecies

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References

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  1. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (10 April 2017). "Utetheisa lotrix (Cramer, 1777) Crotalaria Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 24 August 2019.