species 1,263 observations

Four-spotted Bird-dropping Moth

Tarache tetragona

Field notes

Tarache tetragona, the four-spotted bird dropping moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Florida south through the Caribbean and from eastern Texas south through Mexico and most of Central America to Costa Rica.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Malvaviscus arboreus and Herssantia crispa.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided