Griposia aprilina (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Merveille Du Jour)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGriposia aprilina (Merveille Du Jour)
TribeXylenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyXYLENINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Griposia aprilina (Merveille Du Jour) :
1: Griposia aprilina (Merveille Du Jour)
12 Oct 1969 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in MV trap
Image 1: Wing tip - highly enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Waring, P. 2003 Merveille du Jour camouflaged amongst lichens Vol 15, No 2 Page: 129

Griposia aprilina (Merveille Du Jour) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Griposia aprilina (Merveille Du Jour)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Griposia aprilina (Merveille Du Jour)
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