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.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Tarache |
| Species: | T. tetragona
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| Tarache tetragona (Walker, 1858)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Malvaviscus arboreus and Herssantia crispa.[3]
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