Teracotona rhodophaea
| 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 |
| 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)". 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.