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The Heliotrope Moth (''Utetheisa pulchelloides'') is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in the Indo-Australian region including Borneo, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua, Seychelles and most of Australia. Adults undertake extensive and frequent migratory flights and can reach the most remote oceanic islands, such as Henderson Island and Ducie Island. The larvae feed on ''Argusia argentea'', ''Echium plantagineum'', ''Heliotropium arborescens'' and ''Myosotis arvensis''. Subspecies of this moth are: * ''Utetheisa pulchelloides pulchelloides'' Hampson, 1907 (Chagos Islands, Seychelles, Amirantes and Cargados Carajos Islands) * ''Utetheisa pulchelloides aphanis'' Jordan, 1939 (islands south-east of New Guinea) * ''Utetheisa pulchelloides darwini'' Jordan, 1939 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands) * ''Utetheisa pulchelloides marshallorum'' Rothschild, 1910 (Marshall Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Swain’s Island, Tonga, Tokelau Islands, Phoenix Islands, Tuvalu, Gilbert Islands, Wake Island, Cook Islands, Line Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, Henderson Island) * ''Utetheisa pulchelloides papuana'' Jordan, 1939 (New Guinea) * ''Utetheisa pulchelloides umata'' Jordan, 1939 (Guam) * ''Utetheisa pulchelloides vaga'' Jordan, 1939 (China: Guangdong, Guanxi, Yunnan; Taiwan; Madagascar; islands of the Indian ocean; Sri-Lanka; south-east Asia; Moluccas; Australia) ''Utetheisa salomonis'' (including the former ''Utetheisa pectinata ruberrima'') may also belong into this species. ==Gallery== Image:Utetheisa_pulchelloides.jpg Image:Utetheisa_pulchelloides_dorsal.jpg|Dorsal view Image:Utetheisa pulchelloides ventral.jpg|Ventral view Image:Utetheisa pulchelloides head.jpg|Head 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Utetheisa pulchelloides」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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