| Utetheisa pulchella | |
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| Utetheisa pulchella on Dittrichia viscosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Utetheisa |
| Species: | U. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Deiopeia pulchra |
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The Crimson-speckled Flunkey (Utetheisa pulchella) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Africa, Southern Europe, Central and Southern Asia and Australia.
The wingspan is 29-42 mm.
The larvae feed on Forget-me-not, Echium, Borago and Anchusa species.
Subspecies include:
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