Drasteria nubicola
| Drasteria nubicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Tribe: | Melipotini |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. nubicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Drasteria nubicola (Behr, 1870)[1] | |
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Drasteria nubicola is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nevada, California, Oregon[2] and southern Idaho. The habitat consists of dry, open areas with sand dunes and salt flats.
The length of the forewings is 15-17 mm. The forewings are medium grey, with an oblique band between the antemedial line and median line, as well as a whitish grey spot between the reniform spot and postmedial line. The hindwings are pale yellow with black marks. Adults are on wing from July to early August.[3]
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