Drasteria oranensis
| Drasteria oranensis | |
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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. oranensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Drasteria oranensis Rothschild, 1920
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Drasteria oranensis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Rothschild in 1920.[1] It is found from Algeria, to Libya, Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia.
There is probably one generation per year. Adults are on wing in from March to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Calligonum comosum.
Subspecies[edit]
- Drasteria oranensis oranensis
- Drasteria oranensis arabica Wiltshire, 1990
References[edit]
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria oranensis Rothschild 1920". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
External links[edit]
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- Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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