Drasteria hudsonica explained

Drasteria hudsonica, the northern arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865.^[1] It is found from Alaska and Yukon to California, east to New Mexico and Manitoba.

The wingspan is 35–36 mm. Adults are on wing in June in the north. The flight period is earlier southward.

The larvae feed on Shepherdia canadensis.

Subspecies

• Drasteria hudsonica hudsonica
• Drasteria hudsonica heathi (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
• Drasteria hudsonica seposita (Edwards, 1881) (Colorado, Utah)

External links

• Web site: Schmidt, B. C . April 2003 . Species Details Drasteria hudsonica . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . November 12, 2020.
• Web site: McLeod . Robin . September 25, 2016 . Species Drasteria hudsonica - Northern Arches - Hodges#8632 . BugGuide . February 22, 2019.
• Web site: 930906.00 – 8632 – Drasteria hudsonica – Northern Arches Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1865) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . February 22, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Drasteria hudsonica (Grote & Robinson 1865) . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324182000/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86001160 . March 24, 2016.