Drasteria graphica

Drasteria graphica
Drasteria graphica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Drasteria
Species: D. graphica
Binomial name
Drasteria graphica
Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Drasteria capiticola (Walker, 1858)
  • Drasteria media (Morrison, 1875)
  • Syneda faceta H. Edwards, 1881
  • Syneda graphica
  • Drasteria graphica atlantica

The Graphic Moth (Drasteria graphica) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the coastal dunes from Maine to Florida, west to Mississippi. It is also found along the shores of the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 30-35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August and fly during the day.

Larvae have only been recorded on Hudsonia tomentosa.

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