Utetheisa aegrotum

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

Utetheisa aegrotum is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by 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]

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