Utetheisa_elata

<i>Utetheisa elata</i>

Utetheisa elata

Species of moth

Utetheisa elata is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is found in Angola, South Africa and Tanzania, as well as on the Comoros, Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles.[1]

Quick Facts Utetheisa elata, Scientific classification ...

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Tournefortia argentea, Heliotropium amplexicaule, Trichodesma zeylanicum, Heliotropium indicum, Tournefortia sarmentosa, Crotalaria juncea and Crotalaria striata.

Subspecies

  • Utetheisa elata elata
  • Utetheisa elata fatua (Heyn, 1906)
  • Utetheisa elata fatela Jordan, 1939

References

  1. [1]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Utetheisa elata (Fabricius, 1798)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 14, 2018.


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