Grotella dis

Grotella dis
	Grotella dis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Grotella
Species:	G. dis
Binomial name
	Grotella dis; Grote, 1883

Grotella dis is a species of moth in the genus Grotella, of the family Noctuidae. This moth species is found in North America, from the Argus mts. in Kansas to North Mexico.^[1]

Description

Head and thorax white ; antennae ochreous; pectus, legs, and abdomen tinged with brown. Fore wing pure white, the costal edge black towards base. Hind wing white suffused with fuscous: the cilia pure white. Underside of fore wing suffused with fuscous ; hind wing white, with curved postmedial line, the costal and terminal areas suffused with fuscous.^[2]

References

^ 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.
^ Hampson, George Francis (1903). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. Vol. 4. London. OCLC 1110975.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[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] Hampson, George Francis (1903). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. Vol. 4. London. OCLC 1110975.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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