Terastia meticulosalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Terastia
Species:	T. meticulosalis
Binomial name
Terastia meticulosalis Guenee, 1854
Synonyms
Megaphysa quadratalis Walker, 1866 Megastes coeligenalis Hulst, 1886

Terastia meticulosalis, also known as the erythrina twigborer or erythrina borer, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It has a wide distribution. In North America, it has been recorded from south-eastern Arizona, southern Texas, Louisiana and Florida. It is also present in Jamaica.

The wingspan is about 39 mm.

The larvae feed on Erythrina species. ^[1]

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• Bug Guide
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• Moths of Jamaica
• Terastia meticulosalis on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site