Gnophaela discreta Stretch, 1875 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Gnophaela discreta Stretch, 1875

Gnophaela discreta Stretch, 1875

Gnophaela discreta is an Erebidae moth found in southwestern North America, with larvae feeding on Mertensia plants.

Family
Genus
Gnophaela
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Gnophaela discreta Stretch, 1875

Gnophaela discreta Stretch, 1875 is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. It was first formally described by Stretch in 1875. This moth is found in Mexico, the U.S. state of Arizona, and the U.S. state of California. It has an approximate wingspan of 38 millimeters. The larvae of Gnophaela discreta feed on plants from the genus Mertensia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Gnophaela

More from Erebidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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