Utetheisa
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Utetheisa pulchella
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Utetheisa is a genus of moth. Species feed on Crotalaria, also called the Rattlebox, and hence species of this moth are often called rattlebox moths. Species of this moth are bright and colorful and include the Bella moth, or Ornate moth Utetheisa ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 and Utetheisa pulchella Linnaeus, 1758.