Drasteria scrupulosa

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; (H. Edwards, 1878)
Synonyms
	Synedoida scrupulosa H. Edwards, 1878;

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.

The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. The forewings are light grey, with variable darker brown grey near the reniform and distal to the postmedial line. The hindwings are pale slightly brownish white with a dirty grey discal spot, veins and incomplete marginal band. Adults have been recorded on wing in July and August in California.^[4]

References

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

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria scrupulosa (Edwards 1878)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.

[2] Naturkundliches Informationssystem

[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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