| Utetheisa pulchella | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Similar species
28-42 mm
40-45 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ArmenianԿարմրակետիկ արջաթիթեռ 
AzərbaycancaQırmızı nöqtəli ayıca 
DanskPragtbjørn 
DeutschPunktbär 
EnglishCommon Speckled EnglishCrimson Speckled 
EspañolNomeolvides 
FrançaisEcaille du Myosotis FrançaisGentille 
LatviešuDaglīšu lācītis 
LietuviųAfrikinė meškutė 
MagyarVérpettyes medvelepke 
NederlandsPrachtbeer 
PolskiPstrokówka nadobna 
РусскийМедведица красноточечная РусскийМедведица точечная
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Amaryllidaceae Allium cepa Onion Boraginaceae Anchusa Bugloss Boraginaceae Borago officinalis Borage Boraginaceae Echium Bugloss Boraginaceae Heliotropium Heliotropes Fabaceae Crotalaria juncea Brown hemp Fabaceae Melilotus indicus Sweet clover Fabaceae Melilotus infestus Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Poaceae Oryza sativa Asian rice Solanaceae Solanum nigrum European Black Nightshade
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Norfolk Moths Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard UK Moths Ian Kimber
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