Tetridia
Genus of moths
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Tetridia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by William Warren in 1890.[1] Its single species, Tetridia caletoralis, was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in China,[2] northern India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Taiwan[3] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[4]
| Tetridia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | Tetridia Warren, 1890 |
| Species: | T. caletoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetridia caletoralis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Subspecies
- Tetridia caletoralis caletoralis
- Tetridia caletoralis interrupta (Rothschild, 1915) (Papua New Guinea)