Grammodes quaesita

Last updated

Grammodes quaesita
Grammodes quaesita.JPG
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Grammodes
Species:
G. quaesita
Binomial name
Grammodes quaesita
C. Swinhoe, 1901

Grammodes quaesita is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1901. [1] It is found in Australia's Northern Territory and Queensland. [2]

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

Related Research Articles

<i>Grammodes geometrica</i> Species of moth

Grammodes geometrica is a moth found from the Mediterranean east to Oriental and Australasian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Java and Australia. The adult is a fruit piercer. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

<i>Grammodes</i> Genus of moths

Grammodes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

<i>Heliocheilus</i> Genus of moths

Heliocheilus is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Former synonyms include Canthylidia.

<i>Hyposada</i> Genus of moths

Hyposada is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae.

<i>Asota</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Asota is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species are widely distributed throughout Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Malayan region and tropical parts of the Australian region.

<i>Heliocheilus cistella</i> Species of moth

Heliocheilus cistella is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Australian states of Northern Territories, Queensland and Western Australia.

Plecoptera quaesita is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Andamans, Borneo, Northern Moluccas and Australia.

<i>Grammodes boisdeffrii</i> Species of moth

Grammodes boisdeffrii is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Oberthür in 1867. It is found from the northern and western parts of the Sahara to Egypt, Israel and Lebanon.

<i>Grammodes arenosa</i> Species of moth

Grammodes arenosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902. It is found in Australia.

<i>Grammodes cooma</i> Species of moth

Grammodes cooma is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1900. It is known from the Australian state of Queensland and the Indonesia's Ambon Island.

<i>Grammodes justa</i> Species of moth

Grammodes justa, the plain box-owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in the northern half of Australia and Papua New Guinea.

<i>Grammodes ocellata</i> Species of moth

Grammodes ocellata, the large-eyed box-owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by J. G. O. Tepper in 1890. It is found in the northern half of Australia.

<i>Grammodes oculicola</i> Species of moth

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

<i>Grammodes pulcherrima</i> Species of moth

Grammodes pulcherrima, the comely box-owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892. It is found in the northern half of Australia.

<i>Elusa semipecten</i> Species of moth

Elusa semipecten is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1901. It is found in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.

References

  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Vol. Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-916846-45-9.
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (31 August 2010). "Grammodes quaesita Swinhoe, 1901". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.