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Utetheisa

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Utetheisa sp.
U. lotrix? U. pulchella?

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I have a genuine British specimen of this caught by a famous collector around 1903, one of the very few in existence.
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We have 2 species of this genus in Thailand. Cerny & Pinratana, 2009 (Moths of Thailand vol. six Arctiidae) state that examination of genitalia is often necessary to distinguish the species.

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It looks exactly the same as my specimen of Utetheisa pulchelloides collected on Koh Tao, Thailand.
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Paul K wrote: Sat May 27, 2023 12:59 pm It looks exactly the same as my specimen of Utetheisa pulchelloides collected on Koh Tao, Thailand.
That's why the species can often only be distinguished by genitalia preparation.

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