Fotella

Fotella is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Fotella notalis, is found in the US in the Big Bend region of western Texas, southern Arizona, southern California and southern Nevada.[1] The habitat consists of dry deserts. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882.[2][3][4]

Fotella
Female, dark form
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Fotella Grote, 1882
Species:	F. notalis
Binomial name
Fotella notalis Grote, 1882
Synonyms
Caradrina fragosa Grote, 1883 Fotella olivia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Hadenella cervoides Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Fotella olivioides Barnes & Benjamin, 1926

The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm. There is distinct geographic variation, although this variation is not reflected in the male genitalia and rarely in the female genitalia. The male forewing is light tan brown with a few black scales. The hindwings are light brown with darker brown or gray. Adults are on wing throughout spring, summer and fall.

References

1. "Fotella notalis Grote 1882". Noctuidae of North America.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Fotella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
3. Savela, Markku (June 19, 2020). "Fotella Grote, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
4. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Fotella Grote, 1882". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved January 8, 2021.