Biology:Lycomorpha grotei

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Short description: Species of moth

Lycomorpha grotei
Lycomorpha grotei -71580, Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon, Arizona, June 1943, Louis Schellbach III (49553012396).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Lycomorpha
Species:
L. grotei
Binomial name
Lycomorpha grotei
(Packard, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Anatolmis grotei Packard, 1864
  • Lycomorpha palmerii Packard, 1872
  • Lycomorpha pulchra Dyar, 1898

Lycomorpha grotei, or Grote's lycomorpha moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864. It is found in North America,[1] including Arizona, California , Colorado, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas , Utah and Wyoming.[2]

The length of the forewings is 13–15 mm (0.51–0.59 in). Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.

Subspecies

  • Lycomorpha grotei grotei
  • Lycomorpha grotei pulchra Dyar, 1898

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13527347 entry