Drasteria perplexa

Drasteria perplexa
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)
Synonyms
	Syneda perplexa H. Edwards, 1884; Synedoida perplexa (H. Edwards, 1884);

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.

The wingspan is 29– 33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.

References

^ Savela, Markku, ed. (June 19, 2020). "Drasteria perplexa (H. Edwards, 1884)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria perplexa (Edwards 1884)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

Data related to Drasteria perplexa at Wikispecies Media related to Drasteria perplexa at Wikimedia Commons

"Species Details Drasteria perplexa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
McLeod, Robin (April 6, 2014). "Species Drasteria perplexa - Perplexed Arches - Hodges#8635". BugGuide. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
"930909.00 – 8635 – Drasteria perplexa – Perplexed Arches Moth – (Edwards, 1884)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.Error: "Q5305915" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.

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