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.

Drasteria scrupulosa
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Drasteria
Species:
D. scrupulosa
Binomial name
Drasteria scrupulosa
Synonyms
  • Synedoida scrupulosa H. Edwards, 1878

The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July and August in California.[4]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria scrupulosa (Edwards 1878)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.
  2. "Naturkundliches Informationssystem". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  3. "930894.00 – 8621 – Drasteria scrupulosa – (Edwards, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. Pacific Northwest Moths


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