Noctuidae 
                
                931705 –
        11218   Grotella parvipuncta
                  
             Barnes & McDunnough, 1912                      
               
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        | Distribution: | 
        Southern CA, AZ, NM, western TX - R.W. Poole. | 
     
    
        Description/ Field Marks: | 
        Forewing has cream-white tinge, a few small black dots representing am. and pm. lines faint to oblsolete; hind wing typically is evenly gray - Poole. | 
     
  
      | Similar Species: | 
      - 931704 Grotella dis: forewing is pure white without cream-white tinge, a few small black dots representing am. and pm. lines; hindwing is grey-brown with pm. line showing little contrast - Poole.
 - 931703 Grotella blanca: forewing is pure white without cream-white tinge, a few small black dots representing am. and pm. lines; hindwing has less grey-brown diffusion than in G. dis and more contrasting pm. line - Poole.
 - Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
 
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      | Synonymy: | 
      parvipuncta Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 (Grotella) - MONA 1983: 11218; TL: Ft. Wingate, NM. | 
   
           
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    | References  (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) | 
  
  
    
      
                  - Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
 
                  - Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1912. New species and genera of North American Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 44: 19.
 
                  - Species Page at BugGuide.Net
 
                  - Species Page at The Noctuidae of North America by Robert W. Poole (Nearctica.com) - archived page access (go to a year prior to 2020 and select a blue circled date from the calendar).
 
                  - Species Page at iNaturalist
 
               
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