Grammodes oculicola

Grammodes oculicola, the small-eyed box-owlet,[1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[2] It is found in the South Pacific basin, from Australia to the Society Islands.

Grammodes oculicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Grammodes
Species:
G. oculicola
Binomial name
Grammodes oculicola
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Grammodes omatophora Lower, 1895

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

References
  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (19 August 2019). "Grammodes oculicola Walker, 1858". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.


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