Drasteria howlandii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia and Saskatchewan south through the western parts of the United States from Washington south to Arizona and Texas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. howlandii
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| Drasteria howlandii | |
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The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to September.
The larvae feed on Eriogonum species.
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria howlandii (Grote 1864)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Drasteria howlandii.
- Davis, John (June 5, 2017). "Species Drasteria howlandii - Hodges#8639". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- "930913.00 – 8639 – Drasteria howlandii – (Grote, 1865)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.