Drasteria petricola explained

Drasteria petricola, the little arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858.^[1] It is found in western North America 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.

Subspecies

• Drasteria petricola petricola
• Drasteria petricola athabasca (Neumoegen, 1883) (mountains of British Columbia)
• Drasteria petricola crokeri (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) (prairie populations)

External links

• Web site: Schmidt, B. C. . April 2003 . Species Details Drasteria petricola . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . November 13, 2020.
• Web site: Roberts . Jason D. . May 5, 2013 . Species Drasteria petricola - Little Arches - Hodges#8631 . BugGuide . February 22, 2019.
• Web site: 930905.00 – 8631 – Drasteria petricola – Little Arches Moth – (Walker, 1858) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . February 22, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Drasteria petricola (Walker 1858) . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324174015/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86001195 . March 24, 2016.