Grotellaforma

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Grotellaforma
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Grotellaforma lactea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Grotellinae
Genus: Grotellaforma
Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
Species:
G. lactea
Binomial name
Grotellaforma lactea
(Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Cisthene lacteaStretch, 1885
  • Grotella caloraBarnes, 1907
  • Grotellaforma calora(Barnes, 1907)

Grotellaforma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1922. Its only species, Grotellaforma lactea, was first described by Stretch in 1885. It is found in North America, including California and Arizona, its type locations. [1] [2]

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<i>Grotella grisescens</i> Species of moth

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<i>Grotella harveyi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Grotella olivacea</i> Species of moth

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<i>Grotella sampita</i> Species of moth

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<i>Grotella soror</i> Species of moth

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<i>Grotella stretchi</i> Species of moth

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<i>Lasionycta poca</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. Poole, Robert W. (March 30, 1995). The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae: Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae. Charles L. Hogue (illustrator), Brit Griswold (illustrator), Chip Clark (photographer), Patricia Gentili (photographer). Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 249. ISBN   0-933003-07-2.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Grotellaforma Barnes & Benjamin, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2019.