Tarachephia

Tarachephia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Tribe:	Armadini
Genus:	Tarachephia Hampson, 1926
Species:	T. hueberi
Binomial name
Tarachephia hueberi (Erschoff, 1874)
Synonyms
Acontia hueberiErschoff, 1874

Tarachephia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. ^[1] Its only species, Tarachephia hueberi, was first described by Nikolay Grigoryevich Erschoff in 1874. It is found in Turkestan. ^[2] It is found in Syria, Iraq, Iran, the Transcaspian Region, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Israel.

There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from March to May.

References

1. Savela, Markku (September 23, 2017). "Tarachephia Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
2. Savela, Markku (September 23, 2017). "Tarachephia hueberi (Erschoff, 1874)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

External links

• Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
• Image. Archived March 4, 2016.