Drasteria nubicola

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

Drasteria nubicola is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nevada, California, Oregon [2] and southern Idaho. The habitat consists of dry, open areas with sand dunes and salt flats.

The length of the forewings is 15–17 mm.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria nubicola (Behr 1870)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "930907 – 8633 – Drasteria nubicola – (Behr, 1870)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.