''Grotella'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
first described by
Leon F. Harvey
Leon F. Harvey (October 20, 1837 – November 19, 1912) was an American entomologist, physician, and dentist. He was a founding member of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, serving as its first treasurer and later as its president.
Early ...
in 1875.
Species
* ''
Grotella binda''
Barnes, 1907
* ''
Grotella blanca''
Barnes, 1904
* ''
Grotella blanchardi''
McElvare, 1966
* ''
Grotella citronella''
Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
* ''
Grotella dis''
Grote, 1883
* ''
Grotella grisescens''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
* ''
Grotella harveyi''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
* ''
Grotella margueritaria''
Blanchard, 1968
* ''
Grotella melanocrypta''
(Dyar, 1912)
* ''
Grotella olivacea''
Barnes & McDunnough, 1911
* ''
Grotella parvipuncta''
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
* ''
Grotella pyronaea''
Druce, 1895
* ''
Grotella sampita''
Barnes, 1907
* ''
Grotella septempunctata''
Harvey, 1875
* ''
Grotella soror''
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
* ''
Grotella stretchi''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
* ''
Grotella tricolor''
Barnes, 1904
* ''
Grotella vagans''
Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
* ''
Grotella vauriae''
McElvare, 1950
References
External links
* Pictures of ''Grotella'' moths.
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