Tarachephia

Tarachephia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by George Hampson in 1926. Its only species, Tarachephia hueberi, was first described by Nikolay Grigoryevich Erschoff in 1874. It is found in Turkestan. It is found in Syria, Iraq, Iran, the Transcaspian Region, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Israel.

Tarachephia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Acontiinae
Genus:
Tarachephia

Hampson, 1926
Species:
T. hueberi
Binomial name
Tarachephia hueberi
(Erschoff, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Acontia hueberi Erschoff, 1874

There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from March to May.

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