Drasteria scrupulosa
Drasteria scrupulosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California,[2] Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.[3] The habitat consists of open sagebrush steppes.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. scrupulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Drasteria scrupulosa (H. Edwards, 1878)[1] | |
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The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. The forewings are light grey, with variable darker brown grey near the reniform and distal to the postmedial line. The hindwings are pale slightly brownish white with a dirty grey discal spot, veins and incomplete marginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in July and August in California.[4]
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria scrupulosa (Edwards 1878)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.
- Naturkundliches Informationssystem
- "930894.00 – 8621 – Drasteria scrupulosa – (Edwards, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- Pacific Northwest Moths
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