Utetheisa lotrix
Introduction In Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiathumb'''''Utetheisa lotrix''''', the '''salt-and-pepper moth''' or '''crotalaria moth''', is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.It is found in most of the Old World tropics.The wingspan is about 30 mm.The larvae feed on ''Crotalaria'' species.
Subspecies *''Utetheisa lotrix lotrix'' (Cramer, 1777) – southern Iran, Pakistan, India, Seychelles, Sri-Lanka, China, Japan, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand*''Utetheisa lotrix stigmata'' Rothschild, 1910 – Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji, Solomons, Samoa, Tonga, Niue*''Utetheisa lotrix lepida'' (Rambur, 1866) – Madagascar, Réunion*''Utetheisa lotrix socotrensis'' Jordan, 1939 – Socotra Island
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