Grammia elongata

Grammia elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Grammia
Species: G. elongata
Binomial name
Grammia elongata
(Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Arctia elongata Stretch, 1885
  • Apantesis elongata
  • Arctia dieckii Neumögen, 1890

Grammia elongata is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Stretch in 1885. It is found in south-western British Columbia and west-central Alberta, south to Montana and Washington. It has also been recorded from north-eastern Oregon. The habitat consists of dry, montane, and subalpine meadows.

The length of the forewings is 14.9 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish black. The hindwings are pale yellowish white in males and yellow in females. Adults are on wing from mid May to late August.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Claytonia lanceolata.[1]

References

  1. Schmidt, B.C. 2009: Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 156: 507-597. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00496.x


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