Grammia behrii
Grammia behrii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Stretch in 1872. It is found from Oregon south to California. It is most common in the Siskiyou and Sierra Nevada ranges. The habitat consists of dry lithosol flood plains and balds in the mountains.
| Grammia behrii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Grammia |
| Species: | G. behrii |
| Binomial name | |
| Grammia behrii (Stretch, 1872) | |
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The moth is about 34 mm.[1] The forewings are black, with a pattern of bright ochreous yellow bands. The hindwings are saturated orange-pink, but sometimes yellow. There are two to three dark postmedial spots and some marginal black marks. Adults are on wing from early August to late September.
The larvae feed on Lotus humistratus and Amsinckia species.[2]
References
- mothphotographersgroup
- 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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