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Tarache tetragona

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tarache

Tarache tetragona

Similar
  
Tarache aprica, Tarache, Acontia

Tarache tetragona, the four-spotted bird dropping moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Florida south through the Caribbean and from eastern Texas south through Mexico and most of Central America to Costa Rica.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings have a white basal and medial area. The hindwings are white without a darker outer margin. Females are more darkly marked than males. Adults are on wing in February and September in North America.

The larvae feed on Malvaviscus arboreus and Herssantia crispa. The species overwinters as a pupa, made in an ovoid, sandy cocoon.

References

Tarache tetragona Wikipedia