| Utetheisa pellex | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Utetheisa |
| Species: | U. pellex |
| Binomial name | |
| Utetheisa pellex | |
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Utetheisa pellex is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in New Guinea and surrounding islands (Waigeo, Salawati, Misool, Gebe, the Aru Islands, Supiori, Biak, Yapen, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, Vulcan Island, Dampier Island, D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, the Louisiade Archipelago, Yule Island, the Darnley Islands), as well as in Australia (Queensland).[1]
References
- ↑ 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.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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