Drasteria hudsonica
Drasteria hudsonica, the northern arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865.[1] It is found from Alaska and Yukon to California, east to New Mexico and Manitoba.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. hudsonica |
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| Drasteria hudsonica | |
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The wingspan is 35–36 mm. Adults are on wing in June in the north. The flight period is earlier southward.
The larvae feed on Shepherdia canadensis.
Subspecies
- Drasteria hudsonica hudsonica
- Drasteria hudsonica heathi (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
- Drasteria hudsonica seposita (Edwards, 1881) (Colorado, Utah)
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria hudsonica (Grote & Robinson 1865)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
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External links
- Schmidt, B. C (April 2003). "Species Details Drasteria hudsonica". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (September 25, 2016). "Species Drasteria hudsonica - Northern Arches - Hodges#8632". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- "930906.00 – 8632 – Drasteria hudsonica – Northern Arches Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1865)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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