Utetheisa lactea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1884 and is found in the Seychelles.

Subspecies Utetheisa lactea lactea (Butler, 1884) Utetheisa lactea aldabrensis T. B. Fletcher, 1910

This species has a wingspan of 37 mm.Butler, 1884. Lepidoptera. Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2. p.577

Biology This species feeds on Tournefortia argentea (Boraginaceae).

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