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Apantesis hewletti

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Apantesis hewletti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Grammia
Species:
G. hewletti
Binomial name
Grammia hewletti
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Apantesis ornata hewletti Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Apantesis hewletti

Grammia hewletti is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1918. It is found in south-western California.

The length of the forewings is about 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is black with pale, yellowish or pinkish buff bands. The hindwings are bright yellow, but may vary to orange or scarlet. The markings are black. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.[1]

References

  1. ^ Schmidt, B.C. 2009: Taxonomic revision of the genus Grammia Rambur (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 156: 507-597. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00496.x


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