Tarache geminocula

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Tarache geminocula is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Clifford D. Ferris and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2009. It is found in the US states of Arizona and Texas, down to Chihuahua, Mexico.

Tarache geminocula
Female
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Tarache
Species:
T. geminocula
Binomial name
Tarache geminocula
(Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009)
Synonyms
  • Acontia geminocula Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009

The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm for males and 10–12 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

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  • Ferris, Clifford & Lafontaine, Donald (May 12, 2009). "Review of the Acontia areli group with descriptions of three new species". ZooKeys (9): 27–46. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.180.