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Ornamented Utetheisa

Utetheisa ornatrix

Plate XVII — Ornamented Utetheisa is Fig. 8
Plate XVII — Ornamented Utetheisa is Fig. 8

This species may easily be distinguished from the preceding by the washed-out appearance of the primaries. In the form named pura by Butler the fore wings are white, immaculate, except for the red costal streak. The species is common in the Antilles, and occurs in southern Florida.