Utetheisa cruentata
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Utetheisa cruentata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is found on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.{{cite web |last1=De Prins |first1=J. |last2=De Prins |first2=W. |name-list-style=amp |date=2019 |url=http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/UTETCRUE |title=Utetheisa cruentata (Butler, 1881) |website=Afromoths |accessdate=August 24, 2019}}
The larvae feed on Tournefortia argentea.Goodger & Watson. (1995). The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 27
References
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- Butler, A. G. (1881). Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. 5:i–xii, 1–74; pls. 78–100.
External links
- {{Commons category-inline |Utetheisa cruentata |Utetheisa cruentata}}
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Category:Endemic fauna of Mauritius
Category:Moths described in 1881
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