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Heliotrope Moth

Utetheisa pulchelloides

Description:

Pretty moth (I supousse!) flying among the tomato plant. About 30 mm long Familymily: Arctiidae Subfamily: Arctiinae Genus: Utetheisa Species: U. pulchelloides (Hampson, 1907)

Habitat:

Lowland, farmed soil close to the shore.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago
Heliotrope Moth
Utetheisa pulchelloides Heliotrope Moth | Project Noah
Heliotrope Moth
Utetheisa pulchelloides Utetheisa pulchelloides


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9 Comments

Juan Manuel
Juan Manuel 10 years ago

You are very kind @Mona, TNX! :)

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Beautiful..

Juan Manuel
Juan Manuel 10 years ago

TNX @Newyorker! :)

Evergreen
Evergreen 10 years ago

Amazing!

Juan Manuel
Juan Manuel 10 years ago

TNX, @Landmarkexpert!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

wonderful insect!

Juan Manuel
Juan Manuel 10 years ago

Thnx, @Tiz! :)

Juan Manuel
Juan Manuel 10 years ago

Yup, @Leana and Jellis. I was thinking in the same Species, but I always have clues about puchelloides and ornatrix. TNX, :)

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Lovely Juan :)

Juan Manuel
Spotted by
Juan Manuel

Cagayan, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 14, 2013
Submitted on Jun 14, 2013

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