Biology:Grammia placentia

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Short description: Species of moth

Grammia placentia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Grammia
Species:
G. placentia
Binomial name
Grammia placentia
(J. E. Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena placentia J. E. Smith, 1797
  • Apantesis placentia
  • Arctia flammea Neumögen, 1881

Grammia placentia, the placentia tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found in the south-eastern United States, from New Jersey to Florida. The habitat consists of dry, sandy open wooded areas, primarily pine barrens.

The length of the forewings is 19.6 mm. The forewings are dark brown to black dorsally with creamy buff bands. The hindwings are deep pinkish red with black markings. Adults are on wing from March to October in at least two generations per year.[1]

The larvae feed on Plantago species.[2]

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
  2. Balaban, John & Jane (April 19, 2012). "Species Apantesis placentia - Grammia placentia - Hodges#8191". http://bugguide.net/node/view/194973. Retrieved November 7, 2018. [ Bug Guide]

Wikidata ☰ Q13528609 entry