8105 Ornate Moth - Utetheisa ornatrix - BugGuide.Net

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8105 Ornate Moth - Utetheisa ornatrix

Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
August 11, 2010

Found at UV light near pond in wooded area of a flood plain

Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 11 August, 2010 - 8:38am
Last updated 18 April, 2012 - 11:37am

Thanks

We admire this beautiful moth on Crotalaria in the late afternoon at Menna Trace Mason Hall, Tobago.Thank you for the photograph and the correct name.

… Arlene Blade, 3 September, 2013 - 8:35am

Moved

Moved from Ornate Moth.

The two subspecies in North America are no longer recognized and are consider two forms of Utetheisa ornatrix.(1)
The Bug Guide pages need to be adjusted.
Thanks

… Maury J. Heiman, 18 April, 2012 - 11:37am

DNA look

I checked BOLD and see that the 50+ specimens, including this one, are all within 0.8 % match. A couple of them were submitted as U. bella. So, it makes sense from my limited perspective.

… Mark Dreiling, 18 April, 2012 - 2:01pm

DNA results

Now supported as Utetheisa ornatrix by DNA barcoding, BOLD LPOKE136-10
This specimen is shown here: BOLD:AAA1412

… Mark Dreiling, 6 April, 2011 - 5:30pm

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