Grammia yavapai

Grammia yavapai is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Schmidt in 2009. It is only found in the San Francisco volcanic field in Coconino County, Arizona.

Grammia yavapai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Grammia
Species:
G. yavapai
Binomial name
Grammia yavapai
Schmidt, 2009

The length of the forewings is 14.4 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is chocolate brown. The hindwings are pinkish-yellow to dull yellow with dark brown markings. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to early July.

Etymology

The species is named after the indigenous tribe of central Arizona.[1]

References
  1. 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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