Drasteria perplexa explained

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.

External links

• • • Web site: Species Details Drasteria perplexa . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . November 14, 2020.
• Web site: McLeod . Robin . April 6, 2014 . Species Drasteria perplexa - Perplexed Arches - Hodges#8635 . BugGuide . November 14, 2020.
• Web site: 930909.00 – 8635 – Drasteria perplexa – Perplexed Arches Moth – (Edwards, 1884) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . February 22, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . June 19, 2020 . Drasteria perplexa (H. Edwards, 1884) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 14, 2020.
2. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Drasteria perplexa (Edwards 1884) . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324165236/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86001194 . March 24, 2016.