Grammia favorita
Grammia favorita is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Neumögen in 1890. It is found in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, Nevada and north-eastern Colorado. The habitat consists of prairie sand dunes.
| Grammia favorita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Grammia |
| Species: | G. favorita |
| Binomial name | |
| Grammia favorita (Neumögen, 1890) | |
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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]
Notes
- 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
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