Biology:Drasteria perplexa
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. perplexa
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| Drasteria perplexa (H. Edwards, 1884)
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Drasteria perplexa, the perplexing or perplexed arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884.[1][2] It is found in North America from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Colorado and Arizona.
The wingspan is 29– 33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (June 19, 2020). "Drasteria perplexa (H. Edwards, 1884)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/erebidae/erebinae/drasteria/#perplexa.
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria perplexa (Edwards 1884)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86001194.
External links
- "Species Details Drasteria perplexa". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2914.
- McLeod, Robin (April 6, 2014). "Species Drasteria perplexa - Perplexed Arches - Hodges#8635". https://bugguide.net/node/view/52379.
- "930909.00 – 8635 – Drasteria perplexa – Perplexed Arches Moth – (Edwards, 1884)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=08635.
Wikidata ☰ Q5305915 entry
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