Salt and Pepper Moth (species: Utetheisa lotrix) in Sydney Invertebrates (Gaia Guide)
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Utetheisa lotrix
Salt and Pepper Moth


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©Atudu: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Arctiidae
Genus Utetheisa
Species Utetheisa lotrix

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Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Wingspan

  • Up to 3.4 cm and averaging 3 cm

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • The colours of this moth show predators that they are poisonous. The poisons come from the Rattle pod plant they eat as caterpillars and they place traces of the poison in their perfume (the most poisonous smelling perfume attracts the females).

Distribution


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