Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Arctiidae Arctiinae

• Utetheisa elata (Fabricius, 1798) -. See [maps]

  • Bombyx elata Fabricius, 1798; Ent. Syst. (Suppl.): 440; TL: India orientali [error, = Madagascar]

  • Utetheisa elata; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 509; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 268; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
  • U. e. elata Angola, ..., Tanzania, ..., Madagascar, Mauritius, Bourbon I., Maurice I.

    • Uthetheisa[sic] venusta Hübner, 1824; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3: 29, f. 521-522; TL: Martinique [error, = Mauritius]
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 269
    • Euchelia formosa Boisduval, 1833; Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2 (2): 233; TL: Bourbon; Maurice; Madagascar
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 269

    • Utetheisa elata elata; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 269; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21; [AfroMoths]
    • Utetheisa elata; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 480, f. 215
    • Utetheisa ornatrix venusta; [iNaturalist]

    Larva on Heliotropiumindicum , Myosotis Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 27

  • U. e. fatua (Heyn, 1906) Tanzania

    • Deilemera fatua Heyn, 1906; Ent. Zs. 19: 213; TL: Usambara
    • Utetheisa elata ab. devittata Strand, 1909; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 53: 356; TL: [Tanzania] Sigi
      • = Utetheisa fatua; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510, pl. 68, f. 15
    • Utetheisa elata ab. mediomaculata Strand, 1909; Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 53: 356; TL: [Tanzania] Amani
      • = Utetheisa fatua; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510, pl. 68, f. 15

    • Utetheisa elata fatua; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 270; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Utetheisa fatua; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510, pl. 68, f. 15
  • U. e. fatela Jordan, 1939 Seychelles

    • Utetheisa elata fatela Jordan, 1939; Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 270; TL: Seychelles, Mahé, Cascade

    • Utetheisa elata fatela; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa diva (Mabille, [1880]) Madagascar, Reunion, Seychelles. See [maps]

  • Deiopeia diva Mabille, [1880]; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9: 305; TL: Madagascar
    • = Utetheisa elata elata; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 269

  • Utetheisa diva; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
• Utetheisa cruentata (Butler, 1881) Mauritius

  • Deiopeia cruentata Butler, 1881; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 5: 38, pl. 86, f. 10; TL: Sikkim [error, = Mauritius]

  • Utetheisa cruentata; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 481; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 270; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21, f. 82; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Tournefortia argentea Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 27

• Utetheisa lactea (Butler, 1884)

  • Deiopeia lactea Butler, 1884; Rep. zool. coll. voy. H.M.S. Alert: 577; TL: Providence I.

  • Utetheisa lactea; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 482, pl. 50, f. 6; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 271; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • U. l. lactea Seychelles (Providence I.)

    • Utetheisa lactea lactea; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 271; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21, f. 79; [AfroMoths]

    Larva on Tournefortia argentea Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 27

  • U. l. aldabrensis Fletcher, 1910 Aldabra, Gloriosa, Assumption, South Providence, Farquar I.

    • Utetheisa lactea aldabrensis Fletcher, 1910; Trans. Linn. Soc. London (Zool.) (2) 13: 268; TL: Aldabra I.
      • = Utetheisa lactea; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510
    • Utetheisa lactea var. aldabrae Strand, 1919; Lepid. Cat. 22: 361; TL: Aldabra I.
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 271
    • Utetheisa lactea var. assumptionis Strand, 1919; Lepid. Cat. 22: 361; TL: Gloriosa & Assumption I.
    • Utetheisa lactea var. nigrosignata Fletcher, 1910; Trans. Linn. Soc. London (Zool.) (2) 13: 268; TL: South Providence I.
      • = Utetheisa lactea; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510
    • Utetheisa lactea var. rubrosignata Fletcher, 1910; Trans. Linn. Soc. London (Zool.) (2) 13: 268; TL: Farquar, South Providence, Gloriosa & Assumption I.
      • = Utetheisa lactea; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510

    • Utetheisa lactea aldabrensis; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 271; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

    Larva on Tournefortia argentea Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 27

• Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) AF, AU, SEU, AM, C.Asia, S.Asia. See [maps] vérpettyes lepke Crimson Speckled Flunkey Crimson-speckled Moth Punktbär Écaille Pointillée La Gentille Grassteppen-Schönbär

  • Phalaena (Tinea) pulchella Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 534
  • nigromaculata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 378
  • rubrior Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 378
  • rufomarginata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 378
  • nigrolineata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 378
  • designata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 379
  • confluens Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 379
  • delunulata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 379
  • duplolunulata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 379
  • albosignata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 379
  • separata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 379
  • ochreomaculata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 379
  • brunneomarginata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 380
  • rubrogrisea Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 380
  • albociliata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 380
  • depuncta Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 380
  • unipunctata Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 380
  • brunneocephala Stetter-Stättermayer, 1939; Ent. Rdsch 56: 380
  • Utetheisa shyama Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1969; Entomologist 102: 211; TL: Pusa, India
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa shiba Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1969; Entomologist 102: 213
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa menoni Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1969; Entomologist 102: 217
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Deiopeia pulchella; Grum-Grshimailo, 1890, in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 529
  • Utetheisa menoni; [LepIndex]
  • Utetheisa pulchella; Moore, 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2 (1): 67, pl. 104, f. 5; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 483, f. 217; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 511; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 272; [BSW]; Dubatolov, 1996, Neue Ent. Nachr. 37: 46 #21; Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 35, f. 118; Dubatolov, 2009, Atalanta 40 (1/2): 287; [DubO]; Aistleitner & Cerný, 2013, Linzer Biol. Beitr. 45 (1): 297; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 19; [FE]; [RFEL](note) , ; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [AFM] ; [SZMN] ; [SVF]
  • Utetheisa shiba; [LepIndex]
  • Utetheisa shyama; [LepIndex]

  Larva on Myosotis , Echium , Borago , Anchusa [BSW]

  • U. p. pulchella ..., Zaire, ..., S.Africa, ...

    • Noctua pulchra [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 68
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273
    • Lithosia amabilis Trost, 1801; Kleiner Beytr. zur Entom. 1: 63
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273
    • Deiopeia pulchella var. candida Butler, 1877; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877: 361; TL: Cape
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273
    • Deiopeia thyter Butler, 1877; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877: 361; TL: Punjab, Cambellpur
      • = Utetheisa pulchella; [DubO]
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273
    • Utetheisa pulchella ab. fasciata Spuler, 1906; Schmett. Eur. 2: 143
      • = Utetheisa pulchella; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 511
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273
    • Utetheisa pulchella ab. melampyga Spuler, 1906; Schmett. Eur. 2: 143
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273
      • = Utetheisa pulchella; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 511
    • Utetheisa pulchella ab. pallida Spuler, 1906; Schmett. Eur. 2: 143
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273
      • = Utetheisa pulchella; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 511
    • Utetheisa pulchella ab. semisignata Spuler, 1906; Schmett. Eur. 2: 143
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273
      • = Utetheisa pulchella; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 511
    • Dejopeja[sic] pulchella bicolor Oberthür, 1911; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 5 (1): 182
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 274
    • Deiopeia pulchella bicolor Oberthür, 1911; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 5 (1): 335, pl. 82, f. 764-765; TL: Biskra
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 274
    • Deiopeia pulchella arcuata Oberthür, 1911; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 5 (1): 335, pl. 82, f. 766
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 274
      • = Utetheisa pulchella; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 511
    • Utetheisa thytea Rothschild, 1914; Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 260
    • Deiopeia pulchella ab. flava Bang-Haas, 1927; Horae Macrolep. Palaearct. 1: 58; TL: Darjiling
      • = ?; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 274 (lotrix?)
      • = Utetheisa lotrix lotrix; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 288

    • Utetheisa pulchella pulchella; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 273; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21; de Freina, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 231; [AfroMoths]
  • U. p. antennata (Swinhoe, 1893) Nicobars

    • Deiopeia antennata Swinhoe, 1893; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 12 (69): 215; TL: Nicobars

    • Utetheisa antennata; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 482, f. 216; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 278; Arora, 1983, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper 60: 16; [DubO]; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 19; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • U. p. kallima Swinhoe, 1907 Senegal, ..., Zaire, Angola

    • Utethesia[sic] kallima Swinhoe, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19: 202; TL: Angola, Benguela
    • Utetheisa pulchella completa Weymer, 1908; Dt. Ent. Zs. 1908 (6): 731; TL: Benguella
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 275

    • Utetheisa callima[sic, kallima]; Hampson, 1910, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1910 (2): 395; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 512
    • Utetheisa completa; [iNaturalist]
    • Utetheisa kallima; [iNaturalist]
    • Utetheisa pulchella completa; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 512
    • Utetheisa pulchella kallima; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 275; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 22, f. 78; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • U. p. dilutior Rothschild, 1910 Angola, Zaire, Uganda, Burundi, Malawi, Tanzania

    • Utetheisa callima dilutior Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 182; TL: [Zaire] Lake Kivu, Kissenyi

    • Utetheisa callima dilutior; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 512
    • Utetheisa dilutior; [iNaturalist]
    • Utetheisa pulchella dilutior; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 275; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 22, f. 77; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL]

• Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 Indo-Australian Tropics. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa pulchelloides Hampson, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (111): 239; TL: Chagos Is., Peros Banhos

  • Utetheisa pulchelloides; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510, pl. 68, f. 18; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 281; Robinson, 1971, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: ?; Arora, 1983, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper 60: 14, pl. 2, f. 4-5; [AUCL]; [MOB6], 56; [DubO]; Cerný, 2011, Entomofauna 32 (3): 32; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 19; [RFEL](?) , ; Bolotov, Kondakov & Spitsyn, 2018, Ecol. Montenegrina 16: 8; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MOB] ; [SZMN] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]

  Larva on Messerschmidia , Bothriospermum , Heliotropium , Echium , Myosotis [MOB6]

  • U. p. pulchelloides Chagos, Seychelles, Amirantes & Cargados Carajos

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides pulchelloides; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 281; [DubO]; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
  • U. p. marshallorum Rothschild, 1910 Marshall Is., Samoa, Swain's Is., Tonga, Tokelau Is., Phoenix Is., Tuvalu, Gilbert Is., Wake I., Cook Is., Line Is., Tuamotu Archipelago, Henderson Is.

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides marshallorum Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 182; TL: Marshall Is.
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; [AUCL]
    • Utetheisa idae Clarke, 1940; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 42 (2): 42, pl. 8, f. 1-2 a; TL: Swain's Island, Newfoundland
      • = ; Robinson & Robinson, 1974, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 86: 162; [DubO]

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides marshallorum; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 282; Robinson, 1971, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: 125; Robinson & Robinson, 1974, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 86: 160, pl. 10, f. 2; [DubO]

    Larva on Messerschmidia argentea Robinson, 1971, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: 126

  • U. p. umata Jordan, 1939 Guam

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides umata Jordan, 1939; Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 281; TL: Mariana Is., Guam
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; [AUCL]

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides umata; [DubO]; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
  • U. p. aphanis Jordan, 1939 Louisiad Archipelago, Trobriand Is.

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides aphanis Jordan, 1939; Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 281; TL: Islands of SE New Guinea
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; [AUCL]

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides aphanis; [DubO]; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
  • U. p. darwini Jordan, 1939 Cocos Is.

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides darwini Jordan, 1939; Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 283; TL: Keeling Is. (= Cocos Is.)
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; [AUCL]

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides darwini; [DubO]; [LepIndex]; [iNaturalist]
  • U. p. papuana Jordan, 1939 New Guinea

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides papuana Jordan, 1939; Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 283; TL: Arfak
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; [AUCL]
    • Utetheisa pulchella ab. papuana Strand, 1919; Lepid. Cat. 22: 365 ("Ab. 5" Hampson, 1901, pl. 484)
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; [AUCL]
    • Utetheisa dorsifumata Prout, 1920; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 5 (27): 286; TL: Angi Lakes, Arfak Mtns, North Dutch New Guinea, 6000ft
      • = (dorsifusa); Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 283
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides (dorsifusa); [AUCL]
      • = ; [DubO]

    • Utetheisa dorsifumata; [LepIndex]
    • Utetheisa papuana; [iNaturalist]
    • Utetheisa pulchelloides papuana; [DubO]
  • U. p. vaga Jordan, 1939 Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Taiwan, Madagascar, Sri-Lanka, SE.Asia - Moluccas, Australia

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides vaga Jordan, 1939; Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 284
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; [AUCL]

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides vaga; [DubO]; Cerný, 2011, Entomofauna 32 (3): 32; [RFEL](?) , ; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa amhara Jordan, 1939 Arabia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa amhara Jordan, 1939; Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 276; TL: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya

  • Utetheisa amhara; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21, f. 76; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
• Utetheisa clareae Robinson, 1971 Fiji

  • Utetheisa clareae Robinson, 1971; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: 124; TL: Fiji, Vanua Levu, Savusavu, Namale Estate

  • Utetheisa clareae; Robinson & Robinson, 1974, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 86: 161, pl. 10, f. 4; [DubO]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on Messerschmidia argentea Robinson, 1971, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: 125

• Utetheisa salomonis Rothschild, 1910 Solomon Is., New Caledonia. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa pulchelloides salomonis Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 181; TL: Solomon Islands, Guadalcanar
    • = Utetheisa pulchelloides (salamonis); Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510
  • Utetheisa pectinata ruberrima Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 182, 18: pl. 6, f. 28; TL: Lifu, Loyalty Is.
    • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 277; [DubO]

  • Utetheisa pectinata ruberrima; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510
  • Utetheisa salomonis; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 277; Robinson, 1971, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: 128; Robinson & Robinson, 1974, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 86: 160, pl. 10, f. 3; Holloway, 1979, Series Entom. 15: 389, pl. 72, f. 1; [DubO]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on Messerschmidia argentea Robinson & Robinson, 1974, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 86: 160

• Utetheisa pectinata Hampson, 1907 Maldives, Loyalty Is., New Hebrides, Solomons, New Britain, Fiji, New Caledonia. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa pectinata Hampson, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (111): 240; TL: N.Australia, Port Essington

  • Utetheisa pectinata; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 509, pl. 68, f. 17; [AUCL]; [DubO]; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
  • Utetheisa pulchelloides pectinata; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 280; [CoL]

• Utetheisa lotrix (Cramer, [1777]) Old World Tropics. See [maps]

  • Phalaena (Geometra) lotrix Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 20, 149, pl. 109, f. E, F
  • Utetheisa rubra Rothschild, 1914; Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 260; TL: New Caledonia, ?Friedship Is.
    • = ; [AUCL]

  • Utetheisa lotrix; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 286; Arora, 1983, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper 60: 13, pl. 2, f. 3, pl. 3, f. 2; [AUCL]; Kishida, 1994, Tinea 14 (Suppl. 1): 66, pl. 17, f. 10; [MOB6], 57; [DubO]; Cerný, 2011, Entomofauna 32 (3): 31; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 19; [RFEL](?) , ; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MOB] ; [AFM] ; [SZMN] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]

  1061x794 (~91Kb) Thailand, Chon Buri Province, Pattaya, Jomtien beach, a wasting land behind Jomtien Holiday Hotel, 2nd January 2006, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

  Larva on Crotalaria , Dahlia [MOB6]

  • U. l. lotrix Seychelles, Sri-Lanka, China, Japan, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand

    • Utetheisa pulchella f. tenuella Seitz, 1910; Gross-Schmett. Erde 2: 73, pl. 13 k
      • = Utetheisa pulchella; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 511
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; [AUCL]
      • = ; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 288; [DubO]
      • = Utetheisa lotrix; [RFEL]
    • Utetheisa indica Roepke, 1941; Tijdschr. Ent. 84: 6
      • = Utetheisa lotrix; [AUCL]; Cerný, 2011, Entomofauna 32 (3): 31
      • = ; [DubO]
    • Utetheisa indica f. lutescens Roepke, 1941; Tijdschr. Ent. 84: 7; TL: Sumatra
      • = Utetheisa lotrix; [AUCL]
      • = ; [DubO]

    • Utetheisa indica; [LepIndex]
    • Utetheisa lotrix lotrix; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 288; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21, f. 81, 188-189; [DubO]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
    • Utetheisa pulchella tenuella; Daniel, 1943, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 33 (3): 674
  • U. l. lepida (Rambur, [1866]) Benin, Gambia, Nigeria, Zaire, Sudan, Arabia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Madagascar

    • Deiopeia lepida Rambur, [1866]; Cat. syst. Lépid. Andalousie (2): 226; TL: Madagascar, Bourbon
      • = Utetheisa lotrix; [AUCL]

    • Utetheisa lotrix lepida; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 286; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • U. l. stigmata Rothschild, 1910 Loyalty Is., New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji, Solomons, W.Samoa, Tonga, Niue

    • Utetheisa pulchelloides stigmata Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 182, 18: pl. 6, f. 27; TL: New Caledonia, Loyalty Is.
      • = Utetheisa pulchelloides; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 510
      • = Utetheisa lotrix; [AUCL]

    • Utetheisa lotrix stigmata; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 289; Robinson, 1971, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 83: 128; Holloway, 1979, Series Entom. 15: 388, pl. 72, f. 2-3; Robinson & Robinson, 1974, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 86: 161, pl. 10, f. 1; [DubO]

    Larva on Crotalaria spp. Robinson & Robinson, 1974, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 86: 161

  • U. l. socotrensis Jordan, 1939 Socotra Is.

    • Utetheisa lotrix socotrensis Jordan, 1939; Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 287; TL: Socotra I.
      • = Utetheisa lotrix; [AUCL]

    • Utetheisa lotrix socotrensis; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 21, f. 80; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

• Utetheisa semara Moore, [1860] Java, Lombok, Sulawesi. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa semara Moore, [1860]; in Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. Ins. Mus. Nat. East India House 2: 307, pl. 7a, f. 12; TL: Java

  • Utetheisa semara; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 485; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 290; [DubO]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

• Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Florida, Texas, Antilles - Argentina, Galapagos. See [maps] Ornamented Utetheisa

  • Phalaena ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 511

  • Deiopeia ornatrix; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 134
  • Utetheisa ornatrix; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 485; [HMB], 117, pl. XVII, f. 8; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 513; [NACL], #8105; Becker & Miller, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (1): 35, f. 117; [DubO]; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13; [NACL93], #0348; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BAMONA]

  Larva on Crotalaria , ;

  • U. o. ornatrix Nova Scotia - Florida, Minnesota, Kansas, Texas Beautiful Utetheisa Bella Moth

    • Tinea bella Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 534
      • = Utetheisa ornatrix; [NACL93], #0348
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Euprepia venusta Dalman, 1823; Analecta Entomologica: 51
      • = Utetheisa bella; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Deiopeia speciosa Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 568; TL: Jamaica
      • = Utetheisa bella; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Deiopea ornatrix var. stretchii Butler, 1877; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877: 361; TL: Honduras
      • = Utetheisa ornatrix; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Deiopea pura Butler, 1877; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877: 360; TL: Brazil; Guatemala; Galapagos
      • = Utetheisa ornatrix; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Deiopeia ornatrix var. hybrida Butler, 1877; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877: 361
      • = Utetheisa bella; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Deiopeia bella var. intermedia Butler, 1877; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1877: 361
      • = Utetheisa bella; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Utetheisa terminalis Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1: 161; TL: Atlantic Stats
      • = Utetheisa bella; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Utetheisa nova Smith, [1910]; Ann. Rep. New Jersey Mus.: 438; TL: New Jersey, Little Falls
      • = Utetheisa bella; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 513; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Utetheisa ornatrix var. daphoena Dyar, 1914; Insecutor Inscit. menstr. 2: 129; TL: Mexico, Jalapa
      • = Utetheisa ornatrix; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 513; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Utetheisa ornatrix var. butleri Dyar, 1914; Insecutor Inscit. menstr. 2: 130; TL: Honduras
      • = Utetheisa ornatrix; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 513; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426
    • Utetheisa bella ab. grossbecki Strand, 1919; Lepid. Cat. 22: 359; TL: New Jersey
      • = Utetheisa bella; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13
      • = ; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426

    • Deiopeia bella; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 135
    • Deiopeia speciosa; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 135
    • Utetheisa bella; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 486; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 513; [HMB], 117, pl. XV, f. 27; [NACL], #8106; Schmidt & Opler, 2008, Zootaxa 1677: 13; [LepIndex]
    • Utetheisa nova; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
    • Utetheisa ornatrix ornatrix; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 33; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426; Cock, 2017, Insecta Mundi 585: 33; [iNaturalist]
  • U. o. saintcroixensis Pease, 1973 Virgin Islands

    • Utetheisa ornatrix saint-croixensis [= saintcroixensis] Pease, 1973; J. Res. Lepid. 10 (4): 263; TL: St. Croix

    • Utetheisa ornatrix saintcroixensis; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 33; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa galapagensis (Wallengren, 1860) Galapagos

  • Euchelia galapagensis Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monats. 4 (6): 161; TL: Galapagos Is.

  • Utetheisa galapagensis; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 488, pl. 50, f. 12; Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2009, Zookeys 21: 59; [DubO]; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa devriesi Hayes, 1975 Galapagos

  • Utetheisa devriesi Hayes, 1975; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (4) 40 (7): 159; TL: [Galapagos], Pinta

  • Utetheisa devriesi; [DubO]; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 427; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa perryi Hayes, 1975 Galapagos

  • Utetheisa perryi Hayes, 1975; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (4) 40 (7): 161; TL: [Galapagos] Santiago

  • Utetheisa perryi; [DubO]; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 426; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa connerorum Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2009 Galapagos

  • Utetheisa connerorum Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2009; Zookeys 21: 63; TL: Ecuador, Galapagos, Isabela, Volcan Darwin

  • Utetheisa connerorum; [DubO]; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 427; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on Tournefortia rufo-sericea Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2009, Zookeys 21: 67

• Utetheisa henrii Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2009 Galapagos

  • Utetheisa henrii Roque-Albelo & Landry, 2009; Zookeys 21: 63; TL: Ecuador, Galapagos, San Cristobal

  • Utetheisa henrii; [DubO]; Vincent & Laguerre, 2014, Zoosystema 36 (2): 427; [iNaturalist]

• Utetheisa maddisoni Robinson & Robinson, 1980 New Zealand (Niue)

  • Utetheisa maddisoni Robinson & Robinson, 1980; Trans. Br. Cave Res. Ass. 7 (2): 13

  • Utetheisa maddisoni; [DubO]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa sumatrana Rothschild, 1910 NE.Sumatra. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa sumatrana Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 182, 18: pl. 6, f. 31; TL: Deli, NE.Sumatra

  • Utetheisa sumatrana; Hampson, 1920, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. (Suppl.) 2: 512; Jordan, 1939, Novit. Zool. 41 (3): 289; [DubO]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

• Utetheisa abraxoides (Walker, 1862) Borneo. See [maps]

  • Nyctemera abraxoides Walker, 1862; J. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 6: 93

  • Nyctemera abraxoides; Holloway, 1976, Moths of Borneo Kinabalu: 6; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) abraxoides; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa abraxoides; [MOB6], 56 (note), 58; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [MOB]
• Utetheisa assamica de Vos, 2007 Assam. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) assamica; [DubO]; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 19
  • Utetheisa assamica; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa balinensis de Vos, 2007 Bali, Lombok. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) balinensis; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa balinensis; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa disrupta (Butler, 1887) -. See [maps]

  • Pitasila disrupta Butler, 1887; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 19 (111): 223; TL: Alu

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) disrupta; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa disrupta; [iNaturalist]
  • U. d. burica (Holland, 1900) Philippines, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Angal

    • Nyctemera burica Holland, 1900; Novit. Zool. 7 (3): 560; TL: Buru
    • Deilemera similis Swinhoe, 1917; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 19 (113): 413; TL: Stephensort, Dutch New Guinea
      • = ; [DubO]
    • Nyctemeria[sic] angalensis Matsumura, 1930; Insecta Matsumurana, 5: 32, pl. 1, f. 13; TL: Micronesia, Angal
      • = ; [DubO]

    • Nyctemera angalensis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
    • Nyctemera selecta burica; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Nyctemera selecta similis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
    • Utetheisa (Pitasila) disrupta burica; [DubO]
    • Utetheisa selecta similis; [MOB6], 56 (note)
• Utetheisa externa (Swinhoe, 1917) Batjan

  • Deilemera externa Swinhoe, 1917; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 19 (113): 412; TL: Batjan I., Middle Moluccas

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) externa; [DubO]
• Utetheisa flavothoracica de Vos, 2007 Philippines. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) flavothoracica; [DubO]
  • U. f. camarinensis de Vos, 2007 Philippines (S.Luzon)

    • Utetheisa (Pitasila) flavothoracica camarinensis; [DubO]
• Utetheisa fractifascia (Wileman, 1911) Taiwan

  • Deilemera fractifascia Wileman, 1911; Entomologist 44 (572): 31; TL: Kanshirei, 1000ft
  • Nyctemera basistrigata Reich, 1932; Int. Ent. Zs. 26 (22): 237, pl. 1, f. 6
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Nyctemera fractifascia; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) fractifascia; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa fractifascia; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa guttulosa (Walker, [1865]) Sulawesi. See [maps]

  • Nyctemera guttulosa Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 201
  • Nyctemera abraxata Snellen, 1879; Tijdschr. Ent. 22: 73, pl. 6, f. 6
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Nyctemera guttulosa; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) guttulosa; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa guttulosa; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa inconstans (Butler, 1880) Taiwan

  • Pitasila inconstans Butler, 1880; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1880: 672
  • Nyctemera brylancik Bryk, 1937; Lepid. Cat. 82: 64
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Deilemera inconstans f. paroeica Strand, 1922; Ent. Zs. 36 (3): 11 ♀
  • Deilemera inconstans f. paroeana Strand, 1922; Ent. Zs. 36 (3): 11 ♂♀
  • Deilemera inconstans f. disjuncta Strand, 1922; Ent. Zs. 36 (3): 11 ♂
  • Deilemera inconstans f. paroella Strand, 1922; Ent. Zs. 36 (3): 11 ♂
  • Nyctemera okinawensis Inoue, 1982; Moths of Japan, 1: 658
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Nyctemera brylancik; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Nyctemera inconstans; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Nyctemera okinawensis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) inconstans; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa brylancik; [MOB6], 56 (note)
  • Utetheisa inconstans; [iNaturalist]
  • Utetheisa okinawensis; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa latifascia (Hopffer, 1874) Sulawesi. See [maps]

  • Leptosoma latifascia Hopffer, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (1-3): 45; TL: Celebes

  • Nyctemera latifascia; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) latifascia; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa latifascia; [MOB6], 56 (note)
• Utetheisa limbata (Roepke, 1949) Sulawesi. See [maps]

  • Nyctemera limbata Roepke, 1949; Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 100 (2): 65

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) limbata; [DubO]
• Utetheisa leucospilota (Moore, 1877) Andamans

  • Pitasila leucospilota Moore, 1877; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 (3): 599, pl. 59, f. 7; TL: Andaman Is, Port Blair

  • Nyctemera leucospilota; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) leucospilota; [DubO]; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 20
  • Utetheisa leucospilota; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Nyctemera leucospilota; Semper, 1899, Reisen Archipel. Philipp. 2: pl. 59, f. 6
    • = Deilemera semperi; Swinhoe, 1903, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (1): 58
• Utetheisa macklotti (Vollenhoven, 1863) Ceram, Flores, Amboina. See [maps]

  • Leptosoma macklotti Vollenhoven, 1863; Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. 1: 50; TL: Amboina

  • Utetheisa macklotti; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa mendax de Vos, 2007 Philippines (Mindanao). See [maps]

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) mendax; [DubO]
• Utetheisa nivea de Vos, 2007 Sanga Is.

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) nivea; [DubO]
• Utetheisa palla (Röber, 1891) Sumbawa, Flores, .... See [maps]

  • Nyctemera maclotti var. palla Röber, 1891; Tijdschr. Ent. 34: 325

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) palla; [DubO]
• Utetheisa sangira (Swinhoe, 1903) Sangihe

  • Deilemera sangira Swinhoe, 1903; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 12 (68): 193
  • Deilemera distincta Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (1): 58, pl. 4, f. 4; TL: Sangir
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Nyctemera sangira; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) sangira; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa sangira; [MOB6], 56 (note)
• Utetheisa selecta (Walker, 1854) Philippines - Solomons. See [maps]

  • Nyctemera selecta Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 399
  • Nyctemera bijunctella Walker, 1866; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 35: 1880
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Pitasila bipunctella Kirby, 1892; Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1: 424
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Leptosoma maculosum Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 103, f. 2
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Deilemera semperi Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (1): 57; TL: Palawan
    • = ; [DubO]
  • semperii (Seitz, 1915) (Nyctemera); Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 273, pl. 30 d

  • Nyctemera selecta; Arora, 1983, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper 60: 9, pl. 3, f. 1; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) selecta; [DubO]; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 20
  • Utetheisa selecta; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa specularis (Walker, 1856) Sulawesi, Moluccas. See [maps]

  • specularis (Walker, 1856) (Nyctemera); List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1665

  • Nyctemera specularis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) specularis; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa specularis; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
  • U. s. specularis Sulawesi, Moluccas, Ceram, Flores, Ambon

    • Nyctemera confluens Felder, 1861; S.B. Akad. Wiss. Wien 43 (1): 38
      • = ; [DubO]
    • Deilemera nonapicalis Rothschild, 1915; Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 215; TL: Wahai, North Ceram
      • = ; [DubO]
    • Deilemara gonora Swinhoe, 1917; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 19 (113): 413; TL: Stephensort, Dutch New Guinea
      • = ; [DubO]

    • Utetheisa (Pitasila) specularis specularis; [DubO]
  • U. s. oroya (Swinhoe, 1903) Sula Is., Moluccas, New Guinea

    • Deilemera oroya Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (1): 59; TL: Sula Besi

    • Nyctemera oroya; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
    • Utetheisa (Pitasila) specularis oroya; [DubO]
    • Utetheisa oroya; [MOB6], 56 (note)
  • U. s. extendens de Vos, 2007 Banggai Is., Halmaheira, Obi

    • Utetheisa (Pitasila) specularis extendens; [DubO]
• Utetheisa timorensis (Roepke, 1954) Timor. See [maps]

  • Nyctemera timorensis Roepke, 1954; Tijdschr. Ent. 97: 261, pl. 3, f. 2; TL: Soë Timor

  • Nyctemera timorensis; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) timorensis; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa timorensis; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa transiens (Jurriaanse, 1920) Binongko, Toekang, Besi-Archipelago

  • Nyctemera guttulosa transiens Jurriaanse, 1920; Tijdschr. Ent. 62: xlix

  • Nyctemera specularis transiens; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) transiens; [DubO]
• Utetheisa vandenberghi (Nieuwenhuis, 1948) Celebes, Banggai. See [maps]

  • Nyctemera vandenbergi [= vandenberghi] Nieuwenhuis, 1948; Tijdschr. Ent. 89: 142; TL: Noelion
  • Nyctemera vandenberghi Nieuwenhuis, 1946; Tijdschr. Ent. 87: pl. 2, f. 9

  • Nyctemera vandenberghi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) vandenberghi; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa vandenberghi; [MOB6], 56 (note)
• Utetheisa varians (Walker, 1854) China (Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan), NE.India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Indochina. See [maps]

  • Nyctemera varians Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 400
  • Pitasila moolaica Moore, 1878; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1878 (4): 847, pl. 53, f. 10; TL: Moolai, 3000-6000ft
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Nyctemera varians; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) varians; [DubO]; Singh, Singh & Joshi, 2014, Rec. Zool. Survey India. Occ. Pap 367: 20; [AMI1], 14
  • Utetheisa varians; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa variolosa (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Nicobars

  • Nyctemera variolosa Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (5): pl. 129, f. 15
  • Nyctemera nicobarensis Reich, 1932; Int. Ent. Zs. 26 (22): 236
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Nyctemera variolosa; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) variolosa; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa variolosa; [MOB6], 56 (note); [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa vollenhovii (Snellen, 1890) Sulawesi. See [maps]

  • Nyctemera vollenhovii Snellen, 1890; Tijdschr. Ent. 33: 276, pl. 11, f. 4 ♀; TL: Tanah-Djampea; Flores

  • Nyctemera selecta vollenhovii; Roepke, 1954, Tijdschr. Ent. 97: 259, pl. 3, f. 4
  • Nyctemera vollenhovii; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) vollenhovii; [DubO]
• Utetheisa witti de Vos, 2007 Philippines (Mindanao, Negros). See [maps]

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) witti; [DubO]
• Utetheisa ypsilon de Vos, 2007 Sulawesi. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa (Pitasila) ypsilon; [DubO]

• Utetheisa aegrotum (Swinhoe, 1892) Queensland, New South Wales. See [maps]

  • Leptosoma aegrotum Swinhoe, 1892; Cat. Het. Mus. Oxford (1): 145, pl. 5, f. 15; TL: New South Wales
  • Nyctemera mc-kieana Lucas, 1898; Proc. R. Soc. Qd 13: 60
    • = ; [AUCL]; [DubO]
  • Nyctemera avitta Seitz, 1915
    • = ; [AUCL]

  • Nyctemera aegrotum; [LepIndex]
  • Nyctemera mackieana[sic, mckieana]; Seitz, 1915, Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 274
  • Nyctemera pellex mckieana; [LepIndex]
  • Utetheisa (Atasca) aegrotum; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa aegrotum; [AUCL]; [MOB6], 56 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
  • meekiana[sic, mckieana]; Bryk, 1937, Lepid. Cat. 82: 50
• Utetheisa albilinea de Vos, 2007 Buru

  • Utetheisa (Atasca) albilinea; [DubO]
• Utetheisa amboina de Vos, 2007 Moluccas

  • Utetheisa (Atasca) amboina; [DubO]
• Utetheisa amosa (Swinhoe, 1903) Moluccas

  • Deilemera amosa Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (1): 59, pl. 4, f. 6; TL: Damma I.
    • = Utetheisa pellex; [AUCL]
  • Nyctemera pellex pervecta Prout, 1920; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 5 (27): 286; TL: Tenimber Is., Yamdena
    • = Utetheisa pellex; [AUCL]
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Nyctemera letensis Reich, 1932; Int. Ent. Zs. 26 (22): 236, pl. 1, f. 4
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Nyctemera pellex pervecta; [LepIndex]
  • Utetheisa (Atasca) amosa; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa pellex amosa; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa pellex pervecta; [CoL]
• Utetheisa ampatica de Vos, 2007 Papua. See [maps]

  • Utetheisa (Atasca) ampatica; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa ampatica; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa aruensis de Vos, 2007 Aru Is.

  • Utetheisa (Atasca) aruensis; [DubO]
• Utetheisa bouruana (Swinhoe, 1917) Buru?

  • Deilemera bouruana Swinhoe, 1917; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 19 (113): 411; TL: Bouru I, S.Moluccas

  • Utetheisa (Atasca) bouruana; [DubO]
• Utetheisa ceramensis de Vos, 2007 Ceram

  • Utetheisa (Atasca) ceramensis; [DubO]
• Utetheisa frosti (Prout, 1918) Key Is.

  • Nyctemera pellex frosti Prout, 1918; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 1 (4): 317; TL: Kei Is.
    • = Utetheisa pellex; [AUCL]

  • Nyctemera pellex frosti; [LepIndex]
  • Utetheisa (Atasca) frosti; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa pellex frosti; [CoL]
• Utetheisa pellex (Linnaeus, 1758) Queensland, ..., New Guinea. See [maps]

  • Phalaena (Noctua) pellex Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 510; TL: India
  • Leptosoma artemis Boisduval, 1832
    • = ; [AUCL]; [DubO]
  • Nyctemera simplex Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 207; TL: New Guinea
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Deilemera signata Butler, 1878; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1878: 386
    • = ; [AUCL]; [DubO]
  • ?Nyctemera doriae Oberthür, 1880
    • = ; [DubO]
  • Nyctemera pellex tangens Seitz, 1915; Gross-Schmett. Erde 10: 272, pl. 30 o
    • = ; [AUCL]; [DubO]
  • Deilemera paradelpha Swinhoe, 1917; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 19 (113): 411; TL: Fergusson I.
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Deilemera pellex; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 215
  • Nyctemera pellex signata; [LepIndex]
  • Nyctemera pellex; [LepIndex]
  • Nyctemera simplex; [LepIndex]
  • Utetheisa (Atasca) pellex; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa pellex signata; [CoL]
  • Utetheisa pellex; [AUCL]; [MOB6], 56 (note); [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
• Utetheisa separata (Walker, [1865]) Aru, Ceram, Queensland.

  • Nyctemera separata Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 204

  • Utetheisa (Atasca) separata; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa separata; [iNaturalist]
• Utetheisa watubela de Vos, 2007 Watubela Archipelago

  • Utetheisa (Atasca) watubela; [DubO]

• Utetheisa albipuncta (Druce, 1889) Papua New Guinea, Solomons. See [maps]

  • Deilemera albipuncta Druce, 1889; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1888: 573; TL: Aola, Guadalcanar I.
    • = Utetheisa pellex; [AUCL]
  • Deilemera albipuncta var. bougainvillensis Strand, 1916; Lepidoptera Niepeltiana (2): 1, pl. 15, f. 19; TL: Bougainville
    • = Utetheisa pellex; [AUCL]
    • = ; [DubO]

  • Nyctemera pellex albipuncta; [LepIndex]
  • Utetheisa (Raanya) albipuncta; [DubO]
  • Utetheisa pellex albipuncta; [CoL]
  • U. a. zoilides (Prout, 1920) Rook I., New Ireland

    • Nyctemera albipuncta zoilides Prout, 1920; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 5 (27): 287; TL: Rook Is.
      • = Utetheisa pellex; [AUCL]

    • Nyctemera pellex zoilides; [LepIndex]
    • Utetheisa (Raanya) albipuncta zoilides; [DubO]
    • Utetheisa pellex zoilides; [CoL]

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