Drasteria grandirena explained

Drasteria grandirena, the figure-seven moth or great kidney, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809.^[1] It is found in North America from Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, south to at least Georgia west to at least Arkansas

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August in California.

The larvae feed on Hamamelis virginiana.

External links

• Web site: Balaban . John & Jane . August 11, 2017 . Species Drasteria grandirena - Figure-seven Moth - Hodges#8641 . BugGuide . February 22, 2019.
• Web site: 930915.00 – 8641 – Drasteria grandirena – Figure-seven Moth – (Haworth, 1809). North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . February 22, 2019. Images]
• Line, Larry. "Drasteria grandirena". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Drasteria grandirena (Haworth 1809) . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324161716/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86001148 . March 24, 2016.