Utetheisa albipuncta

Utetheisa albipuncta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Druce in 1888. It is found on the Solomon Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]

Utetheisa albipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Utetheisa
Species:
U. albipuncta
Binomial name
Utetheisa albipuncta
(Druce, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Deilemera albipuncta Druce, 1888
  • Nyctemera albipuncta zoilides Prout, 1920
  • Deilemera albipuncta bougainvillensis Strand in Niepelt & Strand, 1916

Subspecies

  • Utetheisa albipuncta albipuncta (Solomon Islands)
  • Utetheisa albipuncta zoilides Prout, 1920 (Bismarck Archipelago: Rook Island, New Britain and New Ireland)

References

  1. Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.


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