Drasteria howlandii

Drasteria howlandii
Drasteria howlandii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Drasteria
Species: D. howlandii
Binomial name
Drasteria howlandii
(Grote, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Syneda howlandi Grote, 1864
  • Syneda exquisita Hampson, 1926
  • Synedoida howlandi Grote, 1864

Drasteria howlandii is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia and Saskatchewan south through the western parts of the United States from Washington south to Arizona and Texas.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September.

The larvae feed on Eriogonum species.

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