Grotella dis

Grotella dis
Grotella dis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Grotella
Species: G. dis
Binomial name
Grotella dis
Grote, 1883

Grotella dis is a species of moth in the genus Grotella, of the family Noctuidae. This moth species is found in North America, from the Argus mts. in Kansas to North Mexico.[1]

Description

Head and thorax white ; antennae ochreous; pectus, legs, and abdomen tinged with brown. Fore wing pure white, the costal edge black towards base. Hind wing white suffused with fuscous: the cilia pure white. Underside of fore wing suffused with fuscous ; hind wing white, with curved postmedial line, the costal and terminal areas suffused with fuscous.[2]

References

  1. Poole, Robert W. (March 30, 1995). The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae. Charles L. Hogue (Illustrator), Brit Griswold (Illustrator), Chip Clark (Photographer), Patricia Gentili (Photographer). Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 249. ISBN 0-933003-07-2.
  2. Sir, George Francis Hampson; British Museum. (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1903). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum, Volume 4 4. Harvard University, London: Printed by Order of theTrustees. OCLC 1110975. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
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