Grammia hewletti
Grammia hewletti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Clade: | Euarthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Grammia |
Species: | G. hewletti |
Binomial name | |
Grammia hewletti (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) | |
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Grammia hewletti is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in the United States in south-western California.
The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is black with pale, yellowish or pinkish buff bands. The hindwings are bright yellow, but may vary to orange or scarlet. The markings are black. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.[1]
References
- ↑ 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
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
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