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Drasteria petricola (Little Arches)

Synonyms: Drasteria athabasca; Drasteria crokeri

Wikipedia Abstract

The Little Arches (Drasteria petricola) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from Yukon and the Northwest Territories south to New Mexico in the Rocky mountains, east to Manitoba. The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on Hedysarum species. Adults feed on the nectar of flowers, including mint in Utah.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0