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Grotellaforma

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Grotellaforma
Grotellaforma lactea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Grotellinae
Genus: Grotellaforma
Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
Species:
G. lactea
Binomial name
Grotellaforma lactea
(Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Cisthene lactea Stretch, 1885
  • Grotella calora Barnes, 1907
  • Grotellaforma calora (Barnes, 1907)

Grotellaforma is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1922. Its only species, Grotellaforma lactea, was first described by Stretch in 1885. It is found in North America, including California and Arizona, its type locations.[1][2]

References

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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. ^ Savela, Markku. "Grotellaforma Barnes & Benjamin, 1922". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
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