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Tarache

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Tarache
Tarache aprica, exposed bird dropping moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Tribe: Acontiini
Genus: Tarache
Hübner, [1823]
Synonyms
  • Conacontia Smith, 1900
  • Therasea Grote, 1895
  • Hemispragueia Barnes & Benjamin, 1923
  • Trichotarache Grote, 1875
Tarache idella

Tarache is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Jacob Hübner. It includes most former New World Acontia species. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms and The Global Lepidoptera Names Index report this name as a synonym of Acontia.[1][2]

Description

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Palpi porrect (extending forward), frons with rounded corneous projection. Larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs.[3]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Acontia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.