Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870

Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870

Drasteria divergens is a 44 mm wingspan Erebidae moth found in western North America, active as adults from March to August in California.

Family
Genus
Drasteria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870

Drasteria divergens, first formally described by Behr in 1870, is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. This moth has a recorded distribution ranging from California to Colorado in the United States, and extends northward into British Columbia. It has a wingspan measuring approximately 44 millimeters. In California, adult individuals of this species are active and can be found in flight from March through August.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Drasteria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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