Grotella tricolor (Barnes, 1904)

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Amphipyrinae

Identification: Forewing white to pale yellow with median line of black spots; PM line double, inner line composed of black spots, outer line of reddish-brown spots; subterminal line composed of large oblong black spots; terminal line composed of smaller and rounder black spots; hindwing dark gray with white fringe.

Wing Span: 2.0-2.3 cm

Life History:

Flight: August and September

Caterpillar Hosts:

Adult Food:

Habitat:

Range: Southern California, central and southern Arizona, west Texas

Conservation:

NCGR:

Management Needs:

Taxonomy Notes: None.

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