Biology:Tarachephia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Tarachephia
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Tarachephia

Hampson, 1926
Species:
T. hueberi
Binomial name
Tarachephia hueberi
(Erschoff, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Acontia hueberi Erschoff, 1874

Tarachephia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1926.[1] Its only species, Tarachephia hueberi, was first described by Nikolay Grigoryevich Erschoff in 1874. It is found in Turkestan.[2] It is found in Syria, Iraq, Iran, the Transcaspian Region, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Israel.

There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from March to May.

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7685206 entry