Drasteria grandirena | |
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Adult | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Drasteria |
Species: | D. grandirena |
Binomial name | |
Drasteria grandirena (Haworth, 1809) | |
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Drasteria grandirena, the figure-seven moth or great kidney, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. [1] It is found in North America from Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, south to at least Georgia west to at least Arkansas
The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August in California.
The larvae feed on Hamamelis virginiana .
Drasteria is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Drasteria adumbrata, the shadowy arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Hans Hermann Behr in 1870. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada, south in the west to California and Colorado, south in the east to New England and Michigan. Subspecies D. a. alleni is found from eastern Alberta to New York and Nova Scotia. Subspecies D. a. saxea occurs from southern British Columbia and south-west Alberta south to California and Colorado.
Drasteria hudsonica, the northern arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865. It is found from Alaska and Yukon to California, east to New Mexico and Manitoba.
Drasteria pallescens, the cowhead arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866. It is found in North America from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Texas and Baja California.
Drasteria perplexa, the perplexing or perplexed arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884. It is found in North America from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Colorado and Arizona.
Drasteria petricola, the little arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in western North America from Yukon and the Northwest Territories south to New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains, east to Manitoba.
Drasteria divergens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from California to Colorado, north to British Columbia.
Drasteria howlandii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia and Saskatchewan south through the western parts of the United States from Washington south to Arizona and Texas.
Drasteria ochracea is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia south through the western parts of the United States from Washington south to Arizona.
Drasteria sabulosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia south into the United States where it found as far east as Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and as far south as Arizona.
Drasteria tejonica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been recorded from California, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico.
Drasteria edwardsii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Washington, through Oregon to California.
Drasteria ingeniculata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in south-central United States.
Drasteria mirifica is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, including Nevada, Oregon and California.
Drasteria fumosa, the smoky arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Strecker in 1898. It is found from the US state of California east to Utah and Texas.
Drasteria graphica, the graphic moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found in the United States in coastal dunes from Maine to Florida, west to Mississippi. It is also found along the shores of the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin. Subspecies D. g. atlantica is listed as threatened in Connecticut.
Drasteria inepta, the inept drasteria, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Arizona to Texas, north to Colorado and Utah.
Drasteria biformata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California.
Drasteria eubapta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California.
Drasteria maculosa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nevada and California.
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