Drasteria occulta

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Melipotini
Genus: Drasteria
Species: D. occulta
Binomial name
Drasteria occulta
(Hy. Edwards, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Syneda occulta Hy. Edwards, 1881

Drasteria occulta, the Occult Drasteria Moth, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal areas in Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 34 mm.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 26 mm. They are brown with light brown and blackish lines and with a brown head with white stripes.[3]

References

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