Drasteria occulta

Drasteria occulta, the occult drasteria moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal areas in Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas.[2] It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

Drasteria occulta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Drasteria
Species:
D. occulta
Binomial name
Drasteria occulta
Synonyms
  • Syneda occulta H. Edwards, 1881

The wingspan is about 34 mm.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 26 mm. They are brown with light brown and blackish lines and with a brown head with white stripes.[4]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria occulta (Edwards 1881)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Naturkundliches Informationssystem
  3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. Murray, Tom (November 15, 2017). "Species Drasteria occulta - Occult Drasteria Moth - Hodges#8619". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.


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