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Erebidae
930348 – 8105   Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
             Ornate Bella Moth

© Gretchen Grammer
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Synonymy:
  • ornatrix Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8105
  • bella Linnaeus 1758 (Phalaena)
  • butleri Dyar 1914 (Utetheisa)
  • daphoena Dyar 1914 (Utetheisa)
  • grossbecki Strand 1919 (Utetheisa)
  • hybrida Butler 1877 (Deiopeia)
  • intermedia Butler 1877 (Deiopeia)
  • nova Smith 1910 (Utetheisa)
  • pura Butler 1877 (Deiopeia)
  • speciosa Walker 1854 (Deiopeia)
  • stretchii Butler 1877 (Deiopeia)
  • terminalis Neumoegen & Dyar 1893 (Utetheisa)
  • venusta Dalman 1823 (Euprepia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Utetheisa ornatrix: Includes as a synonym Utetheisa bella [8106].
    References
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Tom Murray
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Lois Stacey
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Giff Beaton
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    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Carol Wolf
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Tom Murray
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Machele White
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Carol Wolf
    Utetheisa ornatrix
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    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Bob Patterson - ventral
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Bob Patterson - dorsal
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Jeff Smith
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Jeff Smith
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
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    37mm – © Jim Vargo
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    34mm – © Jim Vargo
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Karen Anthonisen Finch LG

    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Mike Cruz LG

    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Brody J. Thomassen LG
    on Crotolaria spectabilis
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Machele White

    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Mike Cruz LG

    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Mike Deep

    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Machele White
    pupa
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Darryl Searcy
    host plant
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Machele White
    host plant
    Utetheisa ornatrix
    © Machele White


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