Heliotrope Moth

Utetheisa pulchelloides

Heliotrope Moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides)
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Utetheisa pulchelloides, the heliotrope moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Indo-Australian region including Borneo, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua, Seychelles, most of Australia, Tenerife, La Línea de la Concepción [Cádiz] and Greece. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1907. Source

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In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 10 times across 2 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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