Metalectra quadrisignata

Metalectra quadrisignata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Metalectra
Species:	M. quadrisignata
Binomial name
	Metalectra quadrisignata; (Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
	Homoptera quadrisignata Walker, [1858]; Homoptera contracta Walker, 1860; Homoptera zonata Walker, 1865; Homopyralis tactus Grote, 1874;

Metalectra quadrisignata, the four-spotted fungus moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.^[1]^[2] It is found in North America,^[2] where it has been recorded from Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1858.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The MONA or Hodges number for Metalectra quadrisignata is 8500.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Metalectra quadrisignata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
^ ^a ^b "Metalectra quadrisignata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
^ Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
^ "Metalectra quadrisignata, Four-spotted Fungus Moth - Hodges 8500". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

Crabo, L.; Davis, M.; Hammond, P.; Mustelin, T. & Shepard, J. (2013). "Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae)". ZooKeys. 264: 85-123.
Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1-239.

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