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.

Drasteria scrupulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Drasteria
Species:
D. scrupulosa
Binomial name
Drasteria scrupulosa
Synonyms
  • Synedoida scrupulosa H. Edwards, 1878

The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in July and August in California.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria scrupulosa (Edwards 1878)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Naturkundliches Informationssystem". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  3. ^ "930894.00 – 8621 – Drasteria scrupulosa – (Edwards, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Pacific Northwest Moths