Drasteria petricola
Drasteria petricola, the little arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Yukon and the Northwest Territories south to New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains, east to Manitoba.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. petricola |
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The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Hedysarum species. Adults feed on the nectar of flowers, including mint in Utah.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria petricola (Walker 1858)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
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Subspecies
- Drasteria petricola petricola
- Drasteria petricola athabasca (Neumoegen, 1883) (mountains of British Columbia)
- Drasteria petricola crokeri (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) (prairie populations)
External links
- Schmidt, B. C. (April 2003). "Species Page - Drasteria petricola". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- Roberts, Jason D. (May 5, 2013). "Species Drasteria petricola - Little Arches - Hodges#8631". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- "930905.00 – 8631 – Drasteria petricola – Little Arches Moth – (Walker, 1858)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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