Metalectra quadrisignata
Species of moth
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Metalectra |
| Species: | M. quadrisignata |
| Binomial name | |
| Metalectra quadrisignata (Walker, 1858) | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The MONA or Hodges number for Metalectra quadrisignata is 8500.[3][4]
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