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Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Utetheisina (subtribe)/  Utetheisa (genus)/  Utetheisa elata (species)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Fabricius, 1798)
Citation:B.[ombyx] elata
Original genus:Bombyx
Publication:Fabricius J. C. 1798. Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae.
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Pagination:440
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Utetheisa elata venusta (1)
Taxonomic note:

The type locality is wrong (see K. Jordan 1939a: 268, C. Guillermet 2006: 248). Transferred to Utetheisa by G. F. Hampson (1901d: 480).

Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Syntype unknown ZMUC Syntypes, ZMUC. "Habitat in India orientali" [ex errore].
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Angola Weymer G. W. 1901a. Beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna von Angola. page 69 (as formosa)
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Comoros Anjouan (Nzwani) Butler A. G. 1879d. Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera from Madagascar, with notes on some of the forms already described. page 192
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 341
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Madagascar Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 85 (as formosa)
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Mauritius Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 85 (as formosa)
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Réunion Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 85 (as formosa)
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Seychelles Aride Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 70 (as fatela)
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Seychelles Assomption Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 6
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Seychelles Mahé Hampson G. F. 1908a. On the moths collected during the cruise of the "Valhalla" during the winter 1905–06 by Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo. page 484
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Seychelles Silhouette Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 164 (as fatela)
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844. page 597 (as formosa)
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Tanzania Heyn K. 1906. Eine neue Deilemera (Nyctemera). page 214 (as fatua)
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Hampson G. F. 1920b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaena in the British Museum. Supplement II. Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum. page 510 (as fatua)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Crotalaria juncea Fabaceae Seychelles Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 164
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Crotalaria striata Fabaceae Seychelles Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 164
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Heliotropium amplexicaule Boraginaceae Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 371
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Heliotropium indicum Boraginaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2006a. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 2. Noctuidae trifides, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Uraniidae. page 248
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Tournefortia argentea Boraginaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2006a. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 2. Noctuidae trifides, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Uraniidae. page 248
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Tournefortia sarmentosa Boraginaceae Seychelles Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 270
Utetheisa elata elata (Fabricius, 1798) Trichodesma zeylanicum Boraginaceae Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 371
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Utetheisa elata formosa (Boisduval, 1833) (Boisduval, 1833) subspecies Synonym Euchelia elata formosa
Utetheisa elata venusta Hübner, 1831 Hübner, 1831 subspecies Synonym Utetheisa elata venusta