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Species Drasteria sabulosa - Hodges#8623

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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 sabulosa (Drasteria sabulosa - Hodges#8623)
Hodges Number
8623
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Drasteria sabulosa (H. Edwards, 1881)
Drasteria garthi Richards, 1939
Drasteria nichollae Hampson, 1926
Syneda nichollae Hampson, 1926
Syneda abrupta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Synedoida sabulosa abrupta (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Synenoida sabulosa H. Edwards, 1881
Phylogenetic Sequence # 930896
Size
wingspan ≈ 33-37mm (1)
Range
widespread western (AB, AZ, BC, CA, CO, NM, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY) (2)(3)(1)
Internet References
Wikipedia
MPG species page
CBIF photo
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by John Davis on 26 July, 2009 - 1:51pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 6 May, 2021 - 4:30pm

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