- Utetheisa pulchella
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Utetheisa pulchella 
Utetheisa pulchella on Dittrichia viscosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Genus: Utetheisa Species: U. pulchella Binomial name Utetheisa pulchella
(Linnaeus, 1758)Synonyms - Deiopeia pulchra
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The Crimson-speckled Flunkey (Utetheisa pulchella) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Africa, Southern Europe, Central and Southern Asia and Australia.
The wingspan is 29-42 mm.
The larvae feed on Forget-me-not, Echium, Borago and Anchusa species.
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