Biology:Teracotona rhodophaea
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Short description: Species of moth
| Teracotona rhodophaea | |
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| In Kruger National Park, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Teracotona |
| Species: | T. rhodophaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, [1865])
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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)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/TERARHOD. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, [1865)"]. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/teracotona/#rhodophaea. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusList3.dsml?&FAMILY=Arctiidae&sort=GENUS.
Wikidata ☰ Q13523214 entry
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