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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Bird Dropping Moths (Acontiinae) » Acontiini » Tarache » Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth - Hodges#9143 (Tarache tetragona)
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Tarache tetragona
Copyright © 2017 Lee Hoy

Tarache tetragona
Sanderson, Terrell County, Texas, USA
September 3, 2016
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Contributed by Lee Hoy on 2 January, 2017 - 8:50pm

Size?
This is the only BugGuide image in tetragona that I think might be correctly identified. Is it possible to confirm the forewing length?
… Steve Nanz, 6 April, 2018 - 8:25am login or register to post comments

 
Does size vary among the spec
Does size vary among the species? What are you looking at to identify this species? This is a tough group for me because I'm unsure what to look for. What do you think of this one?
… Victor Engel, 24 March, 2021 - 11:49pm login or register to post comments

 
too big
Yours is too big. The wing length of ♂ tetragona is ~6-8 mm; ♀ is up to ~9mm. See info here.
… Steve Nanz, 25 March, 2021 - 2:54am login or register to post comments

 
After posting I saw details o
After posting I saw details of the size of tetragona on the aprica page. When I first posted I gleaned that the size was different from aprica but not whether it was bigger or smaller.
… Victor Engel, 25 March, 2021 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

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