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Teracotona

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Teracotona is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from the Afrotropics. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Teracotona is referenced by 35 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and arthropod.

It sits within the topics Moth genera and Spilosomina.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Lichen Tiger

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyErebidae
Observations187

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
42
Family
Erebidae
Collections
YPM
Recorded in
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Spilosomina
Image
Pl.50-16-Teracotona subterminata (Hampson, 1901).JPG
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taxon name
Teracotona
topic's main category
Category:Teracotona
Commons category
Teracotona
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Subgenus ''Teracotona'' Butler, 1878
  • Subgenus ''Neoteracotona'' Dubatolov, 2009
  • Subgenus ''Pseudoteracotona'' Dubatolov, 2009
  • ''Teracotona sensu lato''
  • Incorrectly placed species
  • References

Teracotona is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae from the Afrotropics. The genus was erected by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.

== Species == === Subgenus Teracotona Butler, 1878 === Teracotona euprepia Hampson, 1900 Teracotona euprepia bicolor Toulgoët, 1980 Teracotona euprepioides Wichgraf, 1921 Teracotona pardalina Bartel, 1903 Teracotona quadripunctata Wichgraf, 1908 (=buryi Rothschild, 1910) Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, [1865]) Teracotona submaculata (Walker, 1855) Teracotona trifasciata Bartel, 1903

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