Metalectra quadrisignata

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.

Metalectra quadrisignata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
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

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The wings are covered with a medium greyish-brown ground colour and a diffuse blackish line runs through the black reniform spot on the forewings.

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

References
  1. "Metalectra quadrisignata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. "Metalectra quadrisignata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. Pohl, G.R.; Patterson, B. & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. "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 GuenĂ©e (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.

Further reading
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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