Tetracladessa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eriocottidae erected by László Anthony Gozmány and Lajos Vári in 1973. Its sole species, Tetracladessa chalcoxesta, was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1920 (as Tinea chalcoxesta).[1][2] It is found in South Africa.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocottidae |
| Genus: | Tetracladessa Gozmany & Vari, 1973 |
| Species: | T. chalcoxesta
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| Tetracladessa chalcoxesta (Meyrick, 1920)
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are light shining brassy bronze. The hindwings are light prismatic grey.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Meyrick, E. (1920). "Descriptions of South African Microlepidoptera". Annals of the South African Museum. 17: 303.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tetracladessa chalcoxesta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Tetracladessa chalcoxesta (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
