Utetheisa pectinata explained

Utetheisa pectinata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1907.[1] It is found on the islands of Arafura Sea (Moa, Dammer, Tiandoe and Tam, Tenimber, Little Key) and in Australia (where it is only known from the coastal strip of the Northern Territory).[2]

Taxonomy

The subspecies Utetheisa pectinata ruberrima is now considered a synonym of Utetheisa salomonis.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Utetheisa pectinata Hampson, 1907 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: Oriental tiger moths . 2012-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325053021/http://fen.nsu.ru/~vvdubat/Arctiidae/ArctiinaeOriental.htm . 2012-03-25 . dead .

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