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Noctuidae 931704 – 11217   Grotella dis Grote, 1883

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Distribution: UT, AZ, NM, western TX to southern Mexico - R.W. Poole. Description/ Field Marks: Forewing is pure white without cream-white tinge, a few small black dots representing am. and pm. lines; hindwing is grey-brown with pm. line showing little contrast - Poole. Similar Species: G. blanca forewing is pure white without cream-white tinge, a few small black dots representing am. and pm. lines; hindwing has less grey-brown diffusion than in G. dis and more contrasting pm. line - Poole. G. parvipuncta forewing has cream-white tinge, a few small black dots representing am. and pm. lines faint to oblsolete; hind wing typically is evenly gray - Poole. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: dis Grote, 1883 (Grotella) - MONA 1983: 11217   Type locality: New Mexico.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Grote, A.G., 1883. Mr. A. R. Grote on the Moths of New Mexico. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (ser. 5) 11: 55. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).

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