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Noctuidae 931354 – 9143   Tarache tetragona (Walker, [1858])              Four-spotted Bird-dropping Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tetragona (Walker, [1858]) (Acontia) - MONA 1983: 9143 ceyvenstensis (Dyar, 1904) (Acontia) gonoides McDunnough, 1943 (Tarache) redota Draudt, 1936 (Tarache) Taxonomic Notes: Tarache tetragona: Formerly placed in the genus Acontia.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).

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