Drasteria perplexa

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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.

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

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