Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea
Family
Erebidae
Subfamily
Arctiinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Arctiini
Genus
Utetheisa Hübner, [1819] 1816
Type Species
Phalaena ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758
= Deiopeia Curtis, 1827
Species/Subspecies
Utetheisa pulchella Linnaeus, 1758 (Phalaena)
Type Locality
Habitat in Europa australi; in Mauritania [South Europe and North Africa]
= N[octua] pulchra [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
= Deiopeia thyter Butler, 1877
= Ph[alaena] Noctua pulchra Esper, 1786
= Utetheisa shyama Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1969
= Utetheisa shiba Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1969
= Utetheisa menoni Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1969 (TL: Habitat in Europa australi; in Mauritania [South Europe and North Africa].)
Remarks
Lectotype designated by Robinson 7 Nielsen (1983)
Distribution
States/Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Islands, Throughout India