Utetheisa pulchelloides

Heliotrope Moth at Michelago, NSW

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Identification history

	Utetheisa pulchelloides	15 Dec 2017	ibaird
	Utetheisa pulchelloides	14 Dec 2017	Illilanga

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Private property. No public access without permission. The colour is faded but the pinkish spots are more prominent under the wing.

2 comments

ibaird wrote:

14 Dec 2017

Based on likelihood this is certainly Utethesia sp. most probably U. pulchelloides but it could also be the less likely U. lotrix. They are very close to each other and differr only by the presence or absence of a spot on the forewing which I can't really check from these photos. Do you perhaps have a closer up image of the moth, i.e . as for the second image?

Illilanga wrote:

15 Dec 2017

I've added a cropped version of the photo to help. I had a look at the identification tips and the moth has five spots on the forewing; the extra spot is visible.

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
9 Dec 2017 06:04 PM Recorded on
Illilanga Recorded by
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Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Species information

Utetheisa pulchelloides Scientific name
Heliotrope Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1738.4m Recorded at altitude
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