Utetheisa albipuncta

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Utetheisa albipuncta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Utetheisa
Species:
U. albipuncta
Binomial name
Utetheisa albipuncta
(Druce, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Deilemera albipuncta Druce, 1888
  • Nyctemera albipuncta zoilides Prout, 1920
  • Deilemera albipuncta bougainvillensis Strand in Niepelt & Strand, 1916

Utetheisa albipuncta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Druce in 1888. It is found on the Solomon Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]

Subspecies[edit]

  • Utetheisa albipuncta albipuncta (Solomon Islands)
  • Utetheisa albipuncta zoilides Prout, 1920 (Bismarck Archipelago: Rook Island, New Britain and New Ireland)

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.