Utetheisa lotrix
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Salt-and-pepper moth
| image = Utetheisa lotrix (ento-csiro-au).jpg
| image2 = Utetheisa lotrix.jpg
| taxon = Utetheisa lotrix
| authority = (Cramer, [1777]){{verify source|date=December 2011}}
| 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
}}
File:Crotalaria Moth (Utetheisa lotrix) 04.JPG, West Bengal, India]]
File:Utetheisa lotrix lepida - 2017-02-28.webm
Utetheisa lotrix, the salt-and-pepper moth or crotalaria moth,{{cite web |last1=Herbison-Evans |first1=Don |last2=Crossley |first2=Stella |name-list-style=amp |date=10 April 2017 |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/lotrix.html |title=Utetheisa lotrix (Cramer, 1777) Crotalaria Moth |website=Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths |access-date=24 August 2019}} 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
- Utetheisa lotrix lotrix (Cramer, [1777]) – southern Iran, Pakistan, India, Seychelles, Sri-Lanka, China, Japan, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand
- Utetheisa lotrix stigmata Rothschild, 1910 – Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji, Solomons, Samoa, Tonga, Niue
- Utetheisa lotrix lepida (Rambur, [1866]) – Madagascar, Réunion
- Utetheisa lotrix socotrensis Jordan, 1939 – Socotra Island
References
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Category:Insects of Southeast Asia
Category:Moths of the Middle East
Category:Moths of the Arabian Peninsula
Category:Moths described in 1777
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