Teracotona quadripunctata

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Teracotona quadripunctata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Teracotona
Species:
T. quadripunctata
Binomial name
Teracotona quadripunctata
Wichgraf, 1908
Synonyms
  • Teracotona rhodophaea quadripunctataWichgraf, 1908
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. obscuriorWichgraf, 1908
  • Teracotona buryiRothschild, 1910

Teracotona quadripunctata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Wichgraf in 1908. It is found in Togo, Ghana and Nigeria. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Teracotona quadripunctata Wichgraf, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 29, 2019.]