Metalectra quadrisignata

Metalectra quadrisignata, the four-spotted fungus moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae.^[1][2] It is found in North America,^[2] where it has been recorded from Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The species was described by Francis Walker in 1858.

Metalectra quadrisignata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Metalectra
Species:	M. quadrisignata
Binomial name
Metalectra quadrisignata (Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
Homoptera quadrisignata Walker, [1858] Homoptera contracta Walker, 1860 Homoptera zonata Walker, 1865 Homopyralis tactus Grote, 1874

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The MONA or Hodges number for Metalectra quadrisignata is 8500.^[3][4]