Grotella dis
| Grotella dis | |
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| 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hampson, George Francis (1903). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. 4. London. OCLC 1110975.
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