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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Utetheisa (U.) pulchella
Utetheisa pulchella(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Arctiinae
  3. Arctiini
  4. Callimorphina
  5. Utetheisa
  6. Utetheisa
  7.  pulchella
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  • Utetheisa (U.) ornatrix
MU

28-42 mm

FU

40-45 mm

  • Austria
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Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԿարմրակետիկ արջաթիթեռ
    AzərbaycancaQırmızı nöqtəli ayıca
    DanskPragtbjørn
    DeutschPunktbär
    EnglishCommon Speckled
    EnglishCrimson Speckled
    EspañolNomeolvides
    FrançaisEcaille du Myosotis
    FrançaisGentille
    LatviešuDaglīšu lācītis
    LietuviųAfrikinė meškutė
    MagyarVérpettyes medvelepke
    NederlandsPrachtbeer
    PolskiPstrokówka nadobna
    РусскийМедведица красноточечная
    РусскийМедведица точечная
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaryllidaceaeAllium cepaOnion
    BoraginaceaeAnchusaBugloss
    BoraginaceaeBorago officinalisBorage
    BoraginaceaeEchiumBugloss
    BoraginaceaeHeliotropiumHeliotropes
    FabaceaeCrotalaria junceaBrown hemp
    FabaceaeMelilotus indicusSweet clover
    FabaceaeMelilotus infestus
    PlantaginaceaePlantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain
    PoaceaeOryza sativaAsian rice
    SolanaceaeSolanum nigrumEuropean Black Nightshade
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Norfolk Moths
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Marek BartczakCyprus, Αγία Νάπα

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Manuel Ramírez MogreraSpain, Sevilla-Airport

Larva.

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