Utetheisa pectinata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1907.[1] It is found on the islands of Arafura Sea (Moa, Dammer, Tiandoe and Tam, Tenimber, Little Key) and in Australia (where it is only known from the coastal strip of the Northern Territory).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Utetheisa |
| Species: | U. pectinata
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| Utetheisa pectinata Hampson, 1907
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Taxonomy edit
The subspecies Utetheisa pectinata ruberrima is now considered a synonym of Utetheisa salomonis.
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Utetheisa pectinata Hampson, 1907". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Oriental tiger moths". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
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