Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Utetheisa galapagensis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Utetheisa, Bella moth, Arctiinae | ||
Utetheisa galapagensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is known only from the Galápagos island of San Cristóbal. It is probably endemic to the archipelago.
Larvae have been reared on Tournefortia pubescens, but probably also feed on other Tournefortia species.
References
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