Drasteria graphica

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Melipotini
Genus: Drasteria
Species: D. graphica
Binomial name
Drasteria graphica
Hübner, 1818[1]
Synonyms
  • Euclidia capiticola Walker, 1858
  • Syneda media Morrison, 1875
  • Syneda faceta H. Edwards, 1881
  • Syneda graphica
  • Drasteria graphica atlantica Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

The Graphic Moth (Drasteria graphica) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the coastal dunes from Maine to Florida, west to Mississippi. It is also found along the shores of the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 30-35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August and fly during the day.

Larvae have only been recorded on Hudsonia tomentosa.

References

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