Grotella septempunctata

Grotella septempunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Grotella
Species: G. septempunctata
Binomial name
Grotella septempunctata
Harvey, 1875

Grotella septempunctata is a species of moth in the genus Grotella, of the family Noctuidae. This Moth species can be found in North America, from Texas to Colorado.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

Description

The noctuid species, G. septempunctata, has a pure white head and thorax with an abdomen brown, tinged with a yellowish white. The palpi and frons are black-brown and the antennae are yellow. Tibiae and tarsi banded with black ; Fore wing almost pure white; the costal edge black towards base ; subbasal black points below costa and cell ; small antemedial black spots on costa, in submedian fold, and on inner margin, the spot in the fold slightly nearer the base; small postmedial black spots on costa, discocellulars, in submedian fold and on inner margin. Hind wing white, the apical area to the discocellulars and vein 3 tinged with fuscous brown. Underside of fore wing, except the inner area and cilia, and the costal area of hind wing fuscous brown.[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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