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Erebidae
930913 – 8639   Drasteria howlandii (Grote, 1865)

© John Davis
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • howlandii (Grote, 1865) (Syneda)
  • decepta (Strecker, 1898) (Syneda)
  • exquisita (Hampson, 1926) (Syneda)
  • howlandi (Franclemont & Todd, 1983) (Synedoida) emend.
  • nigromarginata (Strecker, 1898) (Syneda)
  • perfecta (Edwards, 1884) (Syneda)
  • tejonica (Behr, 1870) (Syneda)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Drasteria howlandii (Grote, 1865) includes as a synonym 8640 Drasteria tejonica (Behr, 1870), ZooKeys, 788: 246.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 44.11f; p. 258. Book Review and ordering
    • Schmidt, B.C., J.D. Lafontaine & J.T. Troubridge, 2018. Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV. ZooKeys, 788: 241-252.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Drasteria howlandii
    © John Davis
    Drasteria howlandii
    © Randy Hardy
    Drasteria howlandii
    © Randy Hardy
    Drasteria howlandii
    - 36mm – © Chris Grinter
    Drasteria howlandii
    - 30mm – © Jim Vargo
    Drasteria howlandii
    - 33mm – © Jim Vargo
    Drasteria howlandii
    35mm – © Jim Vargo

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