Teracotona rhodophaea

Teracotona rhodophaea
	In Kruger National Park, South Africa
Scientific classification
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;

Last updated December 17, 2025

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]

References

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

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.

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[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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