Drasteria occulta
| Drasteria occulta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. occulta |
| Binomial name | |
| Drasteria occulta (Hy. Edwards, 1881)[1] | |
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Drasteria occulta, the Occult Drasteria Moth, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal areas in Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas.[2]
The wingspan is about 34 mm.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 26 mm. They are brown with light brown and blackish lines and with a brown head with white stripes.[3]
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