Biology:Grammia edwardsii

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Short description: Species of moth

Grammia edwardsii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Grammia
Species:
G. edwardsii
Binomial name
Grammia edwardsii
(Stretch, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Arctia edwardsii Stretch, 1872

Grammia edwardsii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Stretch in 1872. It is known only from the San Francisco area in California and Klamath County in Oregon.

The length of the forewings is 13.4 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown with yellowish buff bands. The hindwings are yellow-orange with black markings. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June. A few September records possibly indicate a second generation.[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

Wikidata ☰ Q15636497 entry