Grammodes geometrica

Grammodes geometrica
Grammodes geometrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Grammodes
Species: G. geometrica
Binomial name
Grammodes geometrica
(Fabraicius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Noctua geometrica Fabricius, 1775
  • Phalaena ammonia Cramer, [1779]
  • Grammodes bifulvata Warren, 1913
  • Grammodes orientalis Warren, 1913

Grammodes geometrica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Mediterranean east to Oriental and Australasian tropics.

The larvae feed on Phyllanthus, Cistus, Diospyros, Ricinus, Oryza, various grasses, Polygonum, Ziziphus and Tamarix species.

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