Grammodes ocellata Tepper, 1890 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Grammodes ocellata Tepper, 1890

Grammodes ocellata Tepper, 1890

Grammodes ocellata, the large-eyed box-owlet, is a 40mm-wingspan Noctuidae moth found in northern Australia.

Family
Genus
Grammodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Grammodes ocellata Tepper, 1890

Grammodes ocellata, commonly known as the large-eyed box-owlet, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first formally described by J. G. O. Tepper in 1890. This species is found in the northern half of Australia. It has an approximate wingspan of 40 millimeters. The larvae of Grammodes ocellata feed on the plant Phyllanthus maderaspatanus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Grammodes

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

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