Taraconica aurea is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern Madagascar.[1]

Taraconica aurea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Taraconica
Species:
T. aurea
Binomial name
Taraconica aurea
Viette, 1968

The wingspan of the adult moths is 21–22 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.29-Mar-2017)
  2. ^ Viette P. 1968. Noctuelles quadrifides de Madagascar nouvelles ou peu connues, III (Lep. Noctuidae). - Lambillionea 67(1–2):9–20, pl. 1.