Grammia eureka

Grammia eureka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Grammia
Species: G. eureka
Binomial name
Grammia eureka
Ferguson & Schmidt, 2007

Grammia eureka is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It was described by Ferguson and Schmidt in 2007. It has been found along the edges of the Great Basin in central Utah and in south-western Idaho.

The length of the forewings is about 16.9 mm. There is a nearly complete set of pale bands on the forewings. The hindwings are orange-red with a dark pattern. Adults are on wing from late April to mid May.[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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