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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Melipotini » Drasteria » Drasteria edwardsii - Hodges#8627 (Drasteria edwardsii)

Species Drasteria edwardsii - Hodges#8627

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Range · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Erebinae
Tribe Melipotini
Genus Drasteria
Species edwardsii (Drasteria edwardsii - Hodges#8627)
Hodges Number
8627
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
original combination Syneda edwardsi Behr, 1870
Synedoida edwardsi
Explanation of Names
presumedly named in honor of Henry Edwards (August 27, 1827 – June 9, 1891), known as "Harry", was an English-born stage actor, writer and entomologist
Range
a western species, known from Washington south to California and east to Arizona
Internet References
Taxonomic information from Finnish site (with distribution map)
Barcode of Life Database (image)
Transactions of the American Entomological Society v.3, pg. 28, 1870 - Behr's original description in Latin
Moths of Southeastern Arizona - presence in Arizona
Moth Photographers Group - species page
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 21 August, 2007 - 7:31pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 19 February, 2012 - 4:17pm

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