Drasteria nubicola

Drasteria nubicola
Scientific classification
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)
Synonyms
	Syneda nubicola Behr, 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. The forewings are medium grey, with an oblique band between the antemedial line and median line, as well as a whitish-grey spot between the reniform spot and postmedial line. The hindwings are pale yellow with black marks. Adults are on wing from July to early August.^[3]

References

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

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[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.

[3] Pacific Northwest Moths

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