Grammia bowmani
Grammia bowmani is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Douglas C. Ferguson and B. Christian Schmidt in 2007. It is found in the United States in western Colorado and southeastern Utah. It occurs at elevations between 1,520 and 2,130 meters.
| Grammia bowmani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Grammia |
| Species: | G. bowmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Grammia bowmani Ferguson & Schmidt, 2007 | |
The length of the forewings is about 14.8 mm. The ground color of the forewings is dark brown to black with pale buff bands. The hindwings are rose to pale pink with a black pattern. Adults are on wing from mid-May to late July.[1]
References
- 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
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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