Utetheisa aegrotum

Utetheisa aegrotum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Utetheisa
Species:	U. aegrotum
Binomial name
	Utetheisa aegrotum; (C. Swinhoe, 1892)
Synonyms
	Leptosoma aegrotum C. Swinhoe, 1892; Nyctemera mckieana Lucas, 1898; Nyctemera avitta Seitz, 1915;

Utetheisa aegrotum is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.^[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are brown with white spots and a white bar. There is a large white basal patch on the hindwings.^[2]

References[]

^ Savela, Markku. "Utetheisa aegrotum (Swinhoe, 1892)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (28 March 2015). "Utetheisa aegrotum (Swinhoe, 1892)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Utetheisa Hübner, 1819". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

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