Teracotona rhodophaea

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Teracotona rhodophaea
Erebid Moth (Teracotona rhodophaea) (16085857963).jpg
In Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Teracotona
Species:
T. rhodophaea
Binomial name
Teracotona rhodophaea
(Walker, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Aloa rhodophaeaWalker, [1865]
  • Macronyx debilisFelder, 1874
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. obscuriorWichgraf, 1908
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. quadripunctataWichgraf, 1908
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. irregularisGaede, 1926
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. palldiorNiepelt, 1937

Teracotona rhodophaea is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [1]

The larvae feed on Commelina species. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1865)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.


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