Biology:Grammia favorita

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Short description: Species of moth

Grammia favorita
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Grammia
Species:
G. favorita
Binomial name
Grammia favorita
(Neumoegen, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Arctia favorita Neumoegen, 1890
  • Apantesis favorita

Grammia favorita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen in 1890. It is found in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, Nevada and north-eastern Colorado. The habitat consists of prairie sand dunes.

The length of the forewings is about 17.7 millimetres (0.70 in). The forewings are dark brown to black dorsally with creamy buff to pinkish buff bands. The hindwings are deep pinkish red with black markings. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June.[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 ☰ Q13528622 entry