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Utetheisa __NOTOC__ ''Utetheisa'' is a genus of tiger moths in the Erebidae family. ==Description== Caterpillars of many ''Utetheisa'' species feed on ''Crotalaria'' (rattlebox), and hence the genus as a whole is often called rattlebox moths. The adults usually have bright aposematic coloration〔Garrett, S. E., et al. (2008). (Alkaloidal protection of ''Utetheisa galapagensis'' (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) against an invertebrate and a vertebrate predator in the Galápagos Islands. ) ''Galápagos Research'' 65 2.〕 and contain toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are used as a chemical defense and are also incorporated into the sex pheromones of the males.〔DaCosta, M. A. (2010). (Phylogeny of ''Utetheisa'' s. str.(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctinae) with comments on the evolution of colour, hind wing scales and origin of New World species. ) ''Invertebrate Systematics'' 24(2), 113-30.〕
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