Erebidae

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Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818

Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818

Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818

Drasteria graphica, the graphic moth, is an Erebidae moth found in US coastal and Great Lakes shore areas.

Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865

Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865

Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865

Drasteria howlandii is a 35 mm wingspan Erebidae moth found in western North America, whose larvae eat Eriogonum.

Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robinson, 1865

Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robinson, 1865

Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robinson, 1865

Drasteria hudsonica (northern arches) is an Erebidae moth found across North America, with larvae feeding on Shepherdia canadensis.

Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robinson, 1866

Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robinson, 1866

Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robinson, 1866

Drasteria pallescens (the cowhead arches) is a 35 mm wingspan Erebidae moth found across North America.

Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858

Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858

Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858

Drasteria petricola (the little arches) is an Erebidae moth found in western North America.

Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881

Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881

Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881

Drasteria sabulosa is a North American moth in the Erebidae family with a 33–37 mm wingspan.

Drasteria fumosa Strecker, 1898

Drasteria fumosa Strecker, 1898

Drasteria fumosa Strecker, 1898

Drasteria fumosa (smoky arches) is a Erebidae moth found in western-central US, active as adults in summer.

Drasteria edwardsii Behr, 1870

Drasteria edwardsii Behr, 1870

Drasteria edwardsii Behr, 1870

Drasteria edwardsii is an erebid moth found in the western US, with a 34–37 mm wingspan.

Drasteria ochracea Behr, 1870

Drasteria ochracea Behr, 1870

Drasteria ochracea Behr, 1870

Drasteria ochracea is a Erebidae moth found in western North America, with an approximate wingspan of 46 mm.

Drasteria scrupulosa Edwards, 1878

Drasteria scrupulosa Edwards, 1878

Drasteria scrupulosa Edwards, 1878

Drasteria scrupulosa is a Erebidae moth found in open sagebrush steppes across western North America.

Drasteria ingeniculata Morrison, 1876

Drasteria ingeniculata Morrison, 1876

Drasteria ingeniculata Morrison, 1876

Drasteria ingeniculata is an Erebidae moth found in south-central US with ~34 mm wingspan and at least two generations yearly.

Drasteria mirifica H.Edwards, 1878

Drasteria mirifica H.Edwards, 1878

Drasteria mirifica H.Edwards, 1878

Drasteria mirifica is a 30 mm wingspan erebid moth found in Nevada, Oregon, and California in North America.

Drasteria inepta Edwards, 1881

Drasteria inepta Edwards, 1881

Drasteria inepta Edwards, 1881

The inept drasteria (Drasteria inepta) is an erebid moth found in the southwestern and central United States.

Drasteria cailino Lefèbvre, 1827

Drasteria cailino Lefèbvre, 1827

Drasteria cailino Lefèbvre, 1827

Drasteria cailino is an erebid moth described in 1827, found from southern Europe to western Himalayas, with larvae feeding on two plant species.

Drasteria caucasica Kolenati, 1846

Drasteria caucasica Kolenati, 1846

Drasteria caucasica Kolenati, 1846

Drasteria caucasica is an Erebidae moth with a 29–32 mm wingspan found across Eurasia, whose larvae feed on three plant genera.

Cissusa spadix Cramer, 1780

Cissusa spadix Cramer, 1780

Cissusa spadix Cramer, 1780

Cissusa spadix, the black-dotted brown moth, is an Erebidae moth found across North America with a ~35 mm wingspan.

Cissusa indiscreta Edwards, 1886

Cissusa indiscreta Edwards, 1886

Cissusa indiscreta Edwards, 1886

Cissusa indiscreta, the indiscreet cissusa moth, is a North American Erebidae moth whose larvae feed on oak species.

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Ulosyneda valens H.Edwards, 1881

Ulosyneda valens H.Edwards, 1881

The vigorous cissusa moth (Cissusa valens) is a North American erebid moth whose larvae feed on Quercus species.

Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852

Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852

Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852

The royal poinciana moth (Melipotis acontioides) is an Erebidae moth found from the southern US to South America and the Caribbean.

Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852

Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852

Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852

Melipotis cellaris, the cellar melipotis moth, is an erebid moth species found across parts of the Americas.

Melipotis indomita Walker

Melipotis indomita Walker

Melipotis indomita Walker

Melipotis indomita is a species of Erebidae moth found in the Americas whose larvae feed on Prosopis plants.

Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818

Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818

Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818

Melipotis jucunda, the merry melipotis moth, is an erebid moth species found across the Americas with a 35–42 mm wingspan.

Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823

Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823

Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823

Melipotis fasciolaris is an erebid moth found across the Americas, with larvae feeding on Prosopis and adults pollinating fetterbush lyonia.

Melipotis agrotoides Walker

Melipotis agrotoides Walker

Melipotis agrotoides Walker

Melipotis agrotoides is a moth species in Erebidae found across parts of the Americas, with distinct wing markings for adult males.

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