Drasteria pallescens
Drasteria pallescens, the cowhead arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866.[1] It is found in North America from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Texas and Baja California.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. pallescens |
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The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing in June in the north. Probably earlier southward.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria pallescens (Grote & Robinson 1866)". 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 pallescens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- Balaban, John and Jane (January 20, 2019). "Species Drasteria pallescens - Hodges#8628". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- "930900.00 – 8628 – Drasteria pallescens – (Grote & Robinson, 1866)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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