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    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...
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    Robinson, 1980 Utetheisa ornatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) – ornate moth, bella moth Utetheisa pectinata Utetheisa perryi Hayes, 1975 Utetheisa pulchella (Linnaeus...
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    as in the instance of bush crickets. In the case of the toxic moth Utetheisa ornatrix, the spermatophore includes sperm, nutrients, and pyrrolizidine alkaloids...
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  • can benefit the female directly and/or genetically. In tiger moths (Utetheisa ornatrix), females choose the males that produce the most pheromone; an honest...
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    food source for southeastern indigenous Australians Ornate moth (Utetheisa ornatrix), the subject of numerous behavioral studies regarding sexual selection...
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    tiger moth, Phragmatobia fuliginosa ssp. melitensis Ornate moth, Utetheisa ornatrix Muxta, Muxta xanthopa Grammia parthenice Giant leopard moth Hypercompe...
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    which he and Eisner published several times over decades is the moth Utetheisa ornatrix, which collects pyrrolizidine alkaloids from its food source and uses...
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    Defensive Endowment of Eggs with Acquired Plant Alkaloid in the Moth Utetheisa ornatrix". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85 (16): 5992–996...
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    Lepidoptera species including Endoclita sericeus, Etiella zinckenella and Utetheisa ornatrix. The toxic alkaloids produced by some members of this genus are known...
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    also used as a defense mechanism by some organisms such as Utetheisa ornatrix. Utetheisa ornatrix caterpillars obtain these toxins from their food plants...
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