Utetheisa disrupta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Negros), on the Caroline Islands, Sumatra, the Natuna Islands, Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and in Micronesia (Angal).[2]

Utetheisa disrupta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Utetheisa
Species:
U. disrupta
Binomial name
Utetheisa disrupta
(Butler, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Pitasila disrupta Butler, 1887
  • Nyctemera burica Holland, 1900
  • Deilemera similis Swinhoe, 1917
  • Nyctemera angalensis Matsumura, 1930

Subspecies

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  • Utetheisa disrupta disrupta
  • Utetheisa disrupta burica (Holland, 1900)

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Utetheisa disrupta (Butler, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Dubatolov, V.V. (November 1, 2012). "Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Oriental Region, Australia and Oceania". Siberian Zoological Museum. Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology.