Utetheisa aegrotum

Utetheisa aegrotum is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]

Utetheisa aegrotum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Utetheisa
Species:
U. aegrotum
Binomial name
Utetheisa aegrotum
(C. Swinhoe, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Leptosoma aegrotum C. Swinhoe, 1892
  • Nyctemera mckieana Lucas, 1898
  • Nyctemera avitta Seitz, 1915

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown with white spots and a white bar. There is a large white basal patch on the hindwings.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Utetheisa aegrotum (Swinhoe, 1892)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 March 2015). "Utetheisa aegrotum (Swinhoe, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 August 2019.


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