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.)
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| Synonymy: |
dis Grote, 1883 (Grotella) - MONA 1983: 11217
Type locality: New Mexico. |
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| 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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22mm – © Jim Vargo
22mm – © Jim Vargo
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