Utetheisa pectinata
Encyclopedia
Utetheisa pectinata is a moth
of the Arctiidae
family. It is found on the islands of Arafura Sea
(Moa, Dammer, Tiandoe and Tam, Tenimber, Little Key) and in Australia
(where it is only known from the coastal strip of the Northern Territory).
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
family. It is found on the islands of Arafura Sea
Arafura Sea
The Arafura Sea lies west of the Pacific Ocean overlying the continental shelf between Australia and New Guinea.-Geography:The Arafura Sea is bordered by Torres Strait and through that the Coral Sea to the east, the Gulf of Carpentaria to the south, the Timor Sea to the west and the Banda and Ceram...
(Moa, Dammer, Tiandoe and Tam, Tenimber, Little Key) and in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(where it is only known from the coastal strip of the Northern Territory).
Taxonomy
The subspecies Utetheisa pectinata ruberrima is now considered a synonym of Utetheisa salomonisUtetheisa salomonis
Utetheisa salomonis is a disputed moth species of the Arctiidae family. It is found on the Loyalty Islands, the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands, New Britain, Fiji and New Caledonia....
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