Gabara subnivosella
Gabara subnivosella, the wet sand savannah moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in North America from Manitoba south to Maryland, Massachusetts and New York.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Gabara |
| Species: | G. subnivosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gabara subnivosella Walker, 1866 | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm.
Adults are extremely variable in colour and maculation (spots). The colour ranges from nearly white to dark grey and immaculate to specimens with a central nearly black streak across the width of the forewing.
External links
- Line, Larry "Gabara subnivosella". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- "930643.00 – 8522 – Gabara subnivosella – Walker, 1866". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Murray, Tom (November 16, 2018). "Species Gabara subnivosella - Hodges#8522". BugGuide. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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