Utetheisa ornatrix, also called the ornate bella moth, ornate moth, bella moth or rattlebox moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is aposematically...

as in the instance of bush crickets. In the case of the toxic moth Utetheisa ornatrix, the spermatophore includes sperm, nutrients, and pyrrolizidine alkaloids...

Robinson, 1980 Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) – ornate moth, bella moth Utetheisa pectinata Utetheisa perryi Hayes, 1975 Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus...

food source for southeastern indigenous Australians Ornate moth (Utetheisa ornatrix), the subject of numerous behavioral studies regarding sexual selection...

can benefit the female directly and/or genetically. In tiger moths (Utetheisa ornatrix), females choose the males that produce the most pheromone; an honest...

tiger moth, Phragmatobia fuliginosa ssp. melitensis Ornate moth, Utetheisa ornatrix Muxta, Muxta xanthopa Grammia parthenice Giant leopard moth Hypercompe...

Defensive Endowment of Eggs with Acquired Plant Alkaloid in the Moth Utetheisa ornatrix". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85 (16): 5992–996...

also used as a defense mechanism by some organisms such as Utetheisa ornatrix. Utetheisa ornatrix caterpillars obtain these toxins from their food plants...

Lepidoptera species including Endoclita sericeus, Etiella zinckenella and Utetheisa ornatrix. The toxic alkaloids produced by some members of this genus are known...

which he and Eisner published several times over decades is the moth Utetheisa ornatrix, which collects pyrrolizidine alkaloids from its food source and uses...