Species Metalectra quadrisignata - Four-spotted Fungus Moth - Hodges#8500

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Four-Spotted Fungus Moth - Metalectra quadrisignata

Common Fungus Moth?? - Metalectra quadrisignata

8500 Four-spotted Fungus Moth - Metalectra quadrisignata

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Erebidae

Subfamily Boletobiinae

Genus Metalectra

Species quadrisignata (Four-spotted Fungus Moth - Hodges#8500)

Hodges Number

8500

Identification

Adult: wings covered extensively by medium grayish-brown ground color; diffuse blackish line runs through black reniform spot on forewing, but there is no broad blackish band crossing wing in median area (see M. discalis below).

See Also

Common Fungus Moth (Metalectra discalis, which see for more information) wings more mottled, with a broad blackish band crossing wing in median area. (compare images of the two species at CBIF, and note similarity of M. quadrisignata to light form of M. discalis at MPG, showing a paler yellowish ground color and broader blackish band across median area of forewing)

also see pinned adult images of other Metalectra species by Jim Vargo at MPG

Contributed by tom murray on 27 August, 2005 - 8:36am
Additional contributions by anitagould, Ron M.
Last updated 5 July, 2010 - 9:31am

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