Teracotona rhodophaea
In Kruger National Park, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 rhodophaea Walker, [1865]
  • Macronyx debilis Felder, 1874
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. obscurior Wichgraf, 1908
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. quadripunctata Wichgraf, 1908
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. irregularis Gaede, 1926
  • Teracotona rhodophaea f. palldior Niepelt, 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]

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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