Species Details

ABH: 72.034

BF: 2054

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Arctiinae

Taxon: Utetheisa pulchella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Crimson Speckled

Account: Rare immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in southern England Unmistakable in a natural context with other European species, although adventives from the Americas and Australasia of the same genus have occurred . Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, no evidence of breeding in the UK.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 28 — 40 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Jul (1901) — 24 Oct (2022)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Migrant

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/utetheisa-pulchella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 7

Individuals: 8

Earliest Year: 1901

Latest Year: 2022

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