Biodiversity of Cyprus by NGO Protection of the Natural Heritage and the Biodiversity of Cyprus

The rich and rare biodiversity in Cyprus. The Cyprus biodiversity includes 1908 plants, 780 seashells, 250 fishes, more than 7.000 insects, 410 birds including migratory, 31 mammals, 9 snakes, 11 lizards,three amphibians, 120 land snails, fungi estimated 5-8 thousandand and three turtles.These numbers continually increase as a result of researc. Also see All about Cyprus. From George Konstantinou. Email - fanigeorge@hotmail.com - Το υλικό της ιστοσελίδας αποτελεί πνευματική ιδιοκτησία.

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Crimson-speckled Flunkey - Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) - Cyprus

See also - List of Moths of Cyprus you will find in this blog (Lepidoptera)

The Crimson-speckled Flunkey (Utetheisa pulchella) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Africa, Southern Europe,Cyprus, Central and Southern Asia and Australia.

The wingspan is 29–42 mm.

The larvae feed on Forget-me-not, Echium, Borago and Anchusa
species.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos Geri , 26/9/ 2014 by George Konstantinou