Drasteria stretchii is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from northern Nevada.,[2] California, Oregon, Wyoming[3] and Washington. The habitat consists of dry, rocky canyons at low to middle elevations.

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

The length of the forewings is 15–17 mm. Adults are on wing from the beginning of June to July.

The larvae possibly feed on Eriogonum species.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria stretchii (Behr 1870)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Naturkundliches Informationssystem". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  3. ^ "930911.00 – 8637 – Drasteria stretchii – (Behr, 1870)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Pacific Northwest Moths