Grotellaforma
Appearance
Grotellaforma | |
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Grotellaforma lactea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Subfamily: | Grotellinae |
Genus: | Grotellaforma Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 |
Species: | G. lactea
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Binomial name | |
Grotellaforma lactea (Stretch, 1885)
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Synonyms | |
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Grotellaforma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1922. Its only species, Grotellaforma lactea, was first described by Stretch in 1885. It is found in North America, including California and Arizona, its type locations.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Grotellaforma Barnes & Benjamin, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
External links
[edit]- "931722.00 – 9042 – Grotellaforma lactea – (Stretch, 1885)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 11, 2019.