Drasteria stretchii

Drasteria stretchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Drasteria
Species:
D. stretchii
Binomial name
Drasteria stretchii
(Behr, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syneda stretchii Behr, 1870

Drasteria stretchii is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from northern Nevada.,[2] California, Oregon, Wyoming[3] and Washington. The habitat consists of dry, rocky canyons at low to middle elevations.

The length of the forewings is 15–17 mm. Adults are on wing from the beginning of June to July.

The larvae possibly feed on Eriogonum species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria stretchii (Behr 1870)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Naturkundliches Informationssystem". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  3. ^ "930911.00 – 8637 – Drasteria stretchii – (Behr, 1870)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Pacific Northwest Moths


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