Drasteria petricola

Drasteria petricola
Drasteria petricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Drasteria
Species: D. petricola
Binomial name
Drasteria petricola
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Euclidia petricola Walker, 1858
  • Syneda petricola (Walker, 1858)
  • Synedoida petricola (Walker, 1858)

The Little Arches (Drasteria petricola) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Yukon and the Northwest Territories south to New Mexico in the Rocky mountains, east to Manitoba.

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.

Subspecies

  • Drasteria petricola petricola
  • Drasteria petricola athabasca (mountains of British Columbia)
  • Drasteria petricola crokeri (prairie populations)

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