Grotella sampita is a moth in the genus Grotella, of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1907. This moth species is found in North America, including Arizona, its type location.[1]
| Grotella sampita | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Grotella |
| Species: | G. sampita
|
| Binomial name | |
| Grotella sampita Barnes & McDunnough, 1907
| |
The wingspan is about 20 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- "931702.00 – 11215 – Grotella sampita Barnes, 1907". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 1, 2021.