Drasteria perplexa
Species of moth
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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.
| Drasteria perplexa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. perplexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Drasteria perplexa (H. Edwards, 1884) | |
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The wingspan is 29– 33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.