Noctuidae
931703 –
11216 Grotella blanca
Barnes, 1904
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Distribution: |
Southern CA, AZ, CO - 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 has less grey-brown diffusion than in G. dis and more contrasting pm. line - Poole. |
Similar Species: |
- G. dis 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.
- 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: |
blanca Barnes, 1904 (Grotella) - MONA 1983: 11216 |
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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.
- 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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