Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1864) is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Teracotona rhodophaea (Walker, 1864)
Teracotona rhodophaea is an Erebidae moth found across parts of Africa, whose larvae feed on Commelina plants.
Teracotona rhodophaea is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This species was originally described by Francis Walker, with the published description dated to 1864. It has been recorded in Botswana, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The larvae of Teracotona rhodophaea feed on plants from the genus Commelina.
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