The Aventiinae, Boletobiinae, Eublemminae, Pangraptinae, Phytometrinae, and Scolecocampinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A. Author Pogue, Michael G. text Zootaxa 2012 3153 1 31 journal article 45706 10.5281/zenodo.279582 155cefd2-7fbd-4482-9f7d-bcc96d645bb7 1175-5326 279582 3. Metalectra quadrisignata (Walker, [1858]) Four-spotted Fungus Moth ( Figs. 4–5 , Map 4) Identification. Forewing length 9.0–13.0 mm. Metalectra quadrisignata has a brown forewing. Basal area is brown at base with a distal black band with a white, crenulate antemedial line. Reniform spot is black and quadrate with a black, slightly thinner, zigzag medial line extending to posterior margin. Orbicular spot is small, black, and round. There is a slightly curved row of white spots in the subterminal area. Hind wing has a similar pattern to forewing with a black, rectangular discal spot; a curved line of small white spots; and a pair of white bars in the anal area. Similar to M. discalis , but the ground color of the forewing is brown in M. quadrisignata versus dark brown in M. discalis . The zigzag medial line is distinct in M. quadrisignata and absent in M. discalis . Flight period. May to August. Collected localities. North Carolina: Swain Co.: Big Cove Rd., site c. Tennessee: Blount Co.: Tremont; Foothills Parkway West at E end; Cades Cove Ranger Station. ( 5 specimens ) Elevation range. 1001–2080 ft . ( 305–634 m ) General distribution. This is an eastern species distributed from southeastern Canada to Florida and west to Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Larval hosts. Larvae have been reported feeding on a species of bracket fungus ( Covell 1984 ). MAP 4. Collecting localities of Metalectra quadrisignata .