Gnophaela discreta

Gnophaela discreta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Gnophaela
Species: G. discreta
Binomial name
Gnophaela discreta
Stretch, 1875
Synonyms
  • Gnophaela discreta Stretch, 1875
  • Gnophaela arizona French, 1884
  • Gnophaela morrisoni Druce, 1885
  • Gonophaela morrisoni Druce, 1885

Gnophaela discreta is a moth of the Erebidae family. It was described by Stretch in 1875. It is found in Mexico,[1] Arizona and California.[2]

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

The larvae feed on Mertensia species.[3]

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