Grotella parvipuncta is a moth in the genus Grotella, of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. This moth species is found in North America, including New Mexico, its type location.[1]
| Grotella parvipuncta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Grotella |
| Species: | G. parvipuncta
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| Binomial name | |
| Grotella parvipuncta Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
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The wingspan is about 22 mm.
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "931705.00 – 11218 – Grotella parvipuncta Barnes & McDunnough, 1912". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 1, 2021.