Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Erebidae Erebinae

• Drasteria aberrans (Staudinger, 1888)

  • aberrans (Staudinger, 1888) (Leucanitis); Stettin ent. Ztg 49 (1-3): 49

  • Leucanitis aberrans; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 620, pl. 18, f. 3c
  • Drasteria aberrans; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria adumbrata (Behr, 1870) California. See [maps]

  • Syneda adumbrata Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 27; TL: California, Downieville

  • Drasteria adumbrata, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria adumbrata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria adumbrata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda adumbrata; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 222
  • Synedoida adumbrata; [NACL], #8636
  • Drasteria adumbrata; [NACL93], #0910
  • D. a. alleni (Grote, 1877)

    • Syneda alleni Grote, 1877; Can. Ent. 9 (11): 215; TL: Maine, Orono

    • Syneda alleni; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 222
    • Synedoida adumbrata alleni; [NACL], #8636a
  • D. a. saxea (H. Edwards, 1881)

    • Syneda adumbrata var. saxea H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2): 26; TL: Colorado, Higher Sierra Nevada

    • Synedoida adumbrata saxea; [NACL], #8636b
• Drasteria antiqua (Staudinger, 1889)

  • Leucanitis tenera var. antiqua Staudinger, 1889; Stettin Ent. Ztg 50 (1-3): 56; TL: south of Issyk-kul
    • = Leucanitis tenera ; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 620

  • Drasteria antiqua; [NE10]: 76, f. 7 (gen.), pl. 3, f. 52
• Drasteria austera (John, 1921)

  • Drasteria austera; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria axuana (Püngeler, 1907)

  • Leucanitis axuana Püngeler, 1907; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 19 (4): 224

  • Leucanitis axuana; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 621, pl. 18, f. 4a-b
  • Drasteria axuana; [NE10], 74
  • D. a. fumiluna Wiltshire, 1969

    • Drasteria axuana fumiluna; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria biformata (H. Edwards, 1878) California. See [maps]

  • Synedoida biformata H. Edwards, 1878; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 9; TL: California, Kern Co., Havilah

  • Drasteria biformata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria biformata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Synedoida biformata; [NACL], #8625
  • Drasteria biformata; [NACL93], #0897
• Drasteria cailino (Lefèbvre, 1827) Portugal, Spain, S.France, Italy, Sicily, Balkans, SW.Russia, Kazakhstan, Middle East, Asia Minor, C.Asia. See [maps]

  • Heliotis [= Heliothis] cailino Lefèbvre, 1827; Mém. Soc. Linn. de Paris, 1827: 94, pl. 5, f. 1; TL: Sicily, Palermo
  • Leucanitis cailino obscura Staudinger & Rebel, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 243; TL: Southern Russia, Tarbagatai Mts, Ala Tau
  • Leucanitis cailino f. baigakumensis John, 1917; Revue Russe d'Entomol., 17: 45; TL: Fergana, Namangan

  • Drasteria cailino, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Drasteria cailino, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

  • Leucanitis cailino; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 609, pl. 16, f. 8a-c, pl. 17, f. 1b-c
  • Aleucanitis cailino; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 235
  • Drasteria cailino; [NE10], 78, pl. 4, f. 6-10, gen. 33, 131

  Larva on Salix viminalis, Rosa canina [NE10], 79

  • ?D. c. medialba Wiltshire, 1961

    • Drasteria cailino medialba Wiltshire, 1961; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SW-Deutschl. 19 (3): 352, pl. 3, f. 32-33; TL: Afghanistan, Tang-i-Gharuh, Kabul River

    • Drasteria cailino medialba; [NE10], 74 (?)
• Drasteria cashmirensis (Hampson, 1894)

  • Drasteria cashmirensis; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria catocalis (Staudinger, 1882)

  • catocalis (Staudinger, 1882) (Euclidia); Stettin ent. Ztg 43: 52

  • Drasteria catocalis, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis catocalis; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 614, pl. 17, f. 2b-c, 3b
  • Drasteria catocalis; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria caucasica (Kolenati, 1846) SEEU, Asia Minor, C.Asia, Kazakhstan. See [maps]

  • Euclidia caucasica Kolenati, 1846; Meletamata Entomologica 5: 104, pl. 18, f. 4; TL: Spain and Caucaso Lhegico (USSR)
  • Ophiusa astrida Eversmann, 1857; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 30 (4): 399, pl. 3, f. 2; TL: Armenia
    • = ; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 618
  • Leucanitis caucasica var. aksuensis Fuchs, 1903; Soc. Ent. 18 (7): 50; TL: Xinjiang, Aksu

  • Drasteria caucasica, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis caucasica; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 618, pl. 17, f. 8b-c, pl. 18, f. 1a
  • Drasteria caucasica; [NE10]: 76, pl. 3, f. 57-61, gen. 30, 128

  Larva on Eleagnus , Hippophae , Paliurus [NE10], 78

• Drasteria chinensis (Alphéraky, 1892) Gansu, .... See [maps]

  • chinensis (Alphéraky, 1892) (Leucanitis); in Romanoff, Mém. lép. 6: 45

  • Leucanitis chinensis; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 605, pl. 16, f. 4b
  • Drasteria chinensis; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria divergens (Behr, 1870) California, Colorado. See [maps]

  • Syneda divergens Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 27; TL: California, Sierra Nevada Foothills
  • Syneda socia Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 27; TL: California, Ft. Tejon
    • = ; [NACL], #8630

  • Drasteria divergens, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria divergens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria divergens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda socia; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Syneda divergens; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 222
  • Synedoida divergens; [NACL], #8630
  • Drasteria divergens; [NACL93], #0902

  identification uncertain 600x811 (~137Kb) USA: On FR3100/FR3120, near Frost Mtn Lookout , Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

  identification uncertain 500x647 (~41Kb) USA: Robinson Canyon Rd, (47°01'01N 120°42'41W), Kittitas Co., WA, 26.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

• Drasteria convergens Mustelin, 2006

  • Drasteria convergens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria convergens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Drasteria convergens; [NACL93], #0903
• Drasteria parallela Crabo & Mustelin, 2013

  • Drasteria parallela, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria parallela, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Drasteria parallela; [NACL93b], #0903.1
• Drasteria walshi Metlevski, 2009

  • Drasteria walshi, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Drasteria walshi; [NACL93], #0904
• Drasteria edwardsii (Behr, 1870) California. See [maps]

  • Syneda edwardsii Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 28; TL: California, Alameda

  • Drasteria edwardsii, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria edwardsii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Syneda edwardsii; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida edwardsi; [NACL], #8627
  • Drasteria edwardsii; [NACL93], #0899
• Drasteria eubapta Hampson, 1926

  • Drasteria eubapta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria eubapta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Drasteria eubapta; [NACL], #8617; [NACL93], #0890
• Drasteria flexuosa (Ménétriés, 1849) SW.Russia, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Turkey, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Afghanistan - Mongolia. See [maps]

  • Ophiusa flexuosa Ménétriés, 1849; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersb. 6 (4): 292, pl. 6, f. 5; TL: Uzbek SSR, Bokhara
  • Ophiusa singularis Kollar, 1849; Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien. 1: 53; TL: South Persia
    • = ; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 616
  • Thyria inepta Butler, 1881; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881 (3): 620 (preocc. Synedoida inepta H. Edwards, 1881); TL: Afghanistan, Chaman
  • Leucanitis flexuosa var. mongolica Staudinger, 1896; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (2): 269; TL: Mongolia, Sagasin-Gol
  • Leucanitis flexuosa var. caspica Staudinger & Rebel, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 244; TL: Caspian Sea

  • Drasteria flexuosa, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis flexuosa; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 616, pl. 17, f. 4a-c, 5a-b
  • Drasteria flexuosa; [NE10]: 75, pl. 3, f. 47-51, gen. 28, 126
• Drasteria fumosa (Strecker, 1898) Arizona?

  • Syneda fumosa Strecker, 1898; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 1: 12; TL: Texas

  • Drasteria fumosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria fumosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda fumosa; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida fumosa; [NACL], #8629
  • Drasteria fumosa; [NACL93], #0901
  • D. f. brunneifasciata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)

    • Melipotis brunneifasciata Barnes & McDunnough, 1916; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (1): 17, pl. 1, f. 4; TL: California, Bernardino Co., Camp Baldy

    • Synedoida fumosa brunneifasciata; [NACL], #8629a
• Drasteria grandirena (Haworth, 1809)

  • Phytometra grandirena Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 264
  • Aedia limbolaris Geyer, 1832; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4: 23, pl. [119], f. 689-690; TL: Georgia
    • = ; [NACL], #8641

  • Drasteria grandirena, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria grandirena, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Synedoida grandirena; [NACL], #8641
  • Drasteria grandirena; [NACL93], #0915

  Larva on Hamamelis virginiana Ferguson, 1975, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture Tech. Bull. no. 1521:

• Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818 New York - Florida. See [maps]

  • Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: f. 11
  • capiticola (Walker, 1858)
    • = ; [NACL], #8618
  • media (Morrison, 1875); Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 18: 125
    • = ; [NACL], #8618
  • Syneda faceta H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (7): 119; TL: Florida
    • = ; [NACL], #8618,#

  • Drasteria graphica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria graphica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Drasteria capticola; McDunnough, 1938, (missp.)
  • Syneda faceta; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Syneda graphica; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 222
  • Drasteria graphica; [NACL], #8618; [NACL93], #0891
  • D. g. atlantica Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

    • Drasteria graphica atlantica; [NACL], #8618a
• Drasteria habibazel (Dumont, 1922)

  • Drasteria habibazel; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria hyblaeoides (Moore, 1878)

  • Heliothis hyblaeoides Moore, 1878; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (3): 234; TL: Chiklik (14480ft), Yarkund

  • Drasteria hyblaeoides, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis hyblaeoides; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 619, pl. 18, f. 1b-c, 2a
  • Drasteria hyblaeoides; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria herzi (Alphéraky, 1895) Transcaspia, Transcaucasus. See [maps]

  • herzi (Alphéraky, 1895) (Leucanitis); Dt. ent. Z. Iris 8 (1): 198

  • Leucanitis herzi; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 608, pl. 16, f. 4c, 5a-c, 6a
  • Drasteria herzi; [NE10], 74
  • D. h. angustifasciata Amsel, 1935

    • Drasteria herzi angustifasciata; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria howlandii (Grote, 1864) California, Colorado, Arizona. See [maps]

  • Syneda howlandii Grote, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 533, pl. 6, f. 7; TL: Colorado Territory
  • Syneda tejonica Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 26; TL: California, Ft. Tejon
    • = ; [NACL93d], #0913
  • Syneda perfecta H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (3): 46; TL: Arizona
    • = Synedoida tejonica ; [NACL], #8640
  • Syneda decepta Strecker, 1898; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 1: 11; TL: Colorado
    • = Synedoida tejonica ; [NACL], #8640
  • Syneda nigromarginata Strecker, 1898; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 1: 11; TL: Arizona
    • = Synedoida tejonica ; [NACL], #8640
  • Syneda exquisita Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 41; TL: Colorado, Denver
    • = Synedoida howlandi ; [NACL], #8639

  • Drasteria howlandii, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria howlandii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria tejonica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda nigromarginata; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Syneda decepta; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Syneda tejonica; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida tejonica; [NACL], #8640
  • Drasteria tejonica; [NACL93], #0914
  • Syneda howlandi; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida howlandi; [NACL], #8639
  • Drasteria howlandii; [NACL93], #0913; [NACL93d], #0913

  Larva on Eriogonum Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 272

• Drasteria hudsonica (Grote & Robinson, 1865) -. See [maps]

  • Syneda hudsonica Grote & Robinson, 1865; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 4: 494, pl. 3, f. 7-8; TL: Hudson's Bay Territory

  • Drasteria hudsonica, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria hudsonica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria hudsonica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda hudsonica; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida hudsonica; [NACL], #8632
  • Drasteria hudsonica; [NACL93], #0906

  Larva on Shepherdia canadensis McGuffin, 1958, Can. Ent. 90: 123

  • D. h. heathi (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)

    • Syneda hudsonica r. heathi Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 122, pl. 19, f. 9-10; TL: Manitoba, Cartwright
    • Syneda pedionis Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 42; TL: Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg
      • = Synedoida hudsonica heathi ; [NACL], #8632a

    • Synedoida hudsonica heathi; [NACL], #8632a
  • D. h. seposita (H. Edwards, 1881) Colorado, Utah

    • Syneda seposita H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2): 25; TL: Colorado

    • Syneda seposita; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
    • Synedoida hudsonica seposita; [NACL], #8632b
• Drasteria indecora (John, 1910) Turkestan. See [maps]

  • Leucanitis indecora John, 1910; Revue Russe d'Entomologie, 9: 429

  • Drasteria indecora, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis indecora; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 621, pl. 18, f. 4c, 5a
  • Drasteria indecora; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria inepta (H. Edwards, 1881)

  • Synenoida inepta H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2): 27; TL: Colorado
  • Synedoida morbosa H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2): 27; TL: (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Florida)
    • = ; [NACL], #8622
  • Syneda violescens Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 45; TL: Arizona, Palmerlee
    • = ; [NACL], #8622

  • Drasteria inepta, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria inepta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria inepta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Synedoida inepta; [NACL], #8622; [NACL93], #0895
• Drasteria ingeniculata (Morrison, 1875) Texas. See [maps]

  • Syneda ingeniculata Morrison, 1875; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 27: 435

  • Drasteria ingeniculata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria ingeniculata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda ingeniculata; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Drasteria ingeniculata; [NACL], #8620; [NACL93], #0893
• Drasteria judaica (Hampson, 1926)

  • Drasteria judaica; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria kabylaria (Bang-Haas, 1906)

  • kabylaria (Bang-Haas, 1906) (Leucanitis); Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 19 (3): 136

  • Leucanitis kabylaria; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 613, pl. 16, f. 7b
  • Drasteria kabylaria; [NE10], 74
  • D. k. columbina (Brandt, 1941)

    • Drasteria kabylaria columbina; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria kusnezovi (John, 1910) Syr-darja, ..., Transcaspia

  • Leucanitis kusnezovi John, 1910; Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 606, pl. 16, f. 6b-c, 7a

  • Drasteria kusnezovi; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria langi (Erschoff, 1874) Transcaspia, Turkestan, .... See [maps]

  • langi (Erschoff, 1874) (Syneda); in Fedschenko, Travels in Turkestan. 2 (5): 54, pl. 4, f. 57

  • Leucanitis langi; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 612, pl. 17, f. 2a
  • Drasteria langi; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria maculosa (Behr, 1870) California. See [maps]

  • Syneda maculosa Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 26; TL: California, Tuolumne River
  • Syneda nubicola Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 25; TL: California, Tuolumne River
    • = ; [NACL93c], #0907

  • Drasteria nubicola, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria maculosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Syneda nubicola; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida nubicola; [NACL], #8633
  • Drasteria nubicola; [NACL93], #0907
  • Syneda maculosa; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida maculosa; [NACL], #8634
  • Drasteria maculosa; [NACL93], #0908; [NACL93c], #0907
• Drasteria mirifica (H. Edwards, 1878) Nevada. See [maps]

  • mirifica (H. Edwards, 1878); Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 8

  • Drasteria mirifica, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria mirifica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria mirifica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda mirifica; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Drasteria mirifica; [NACL], #8616; [NACL93], #0888

  identification uncertain 1400x1355 (~244Kb) USA: 2.5 mi NE of Roggen on CR #386 on sand hills, Weld Co., CO, 26.7.2012, Photo © Markku Savela

  identification uncertain 1400x1044 (~233Kb) USA: 2.5 mi NE of Roggen on CR #386 on sand hills, Weld Co., CO, 26.7.2012, Photo © Markku Savela

  identification uncertain 1400x1252 (~243Kb) USA: 2.5 mi NE of Roggen on CR #386 on sand hills, Weld Co., CO, 26.7.2012, Photo © Markku Savela

  • D. m. klotsi Richards, 1939

    • Drasteria mirifica klotsi; [NACL], #8616b
• Drasteria hastingsii (H. Edwards, 1878) Oregon, California. See [maps]

  • Syneda hastingsii H. Edwards, 1878; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 8
  • Syneda perpallida H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2): 25
    • = mirifica hastingsi (H. Edwards, 1878); [NACL], #8616a

  • Drasteria hastingsii, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria hastingsii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria hastingsii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda hastingsii; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Drasteria mirifica hastingsi; [NACL], #8616a
  • Drasteria hastingsi; [NACL93], #0889
• Drasteria mongoliensis Wiltshire, 1969

  • Drasteria mongoliensis; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria nephelostola (Hampson, 1926)

  • Drasteria nephelostola; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria obscurata (Staudinger, 1882) Transcaspia, W.Mongolia, Lepsa, Issyk-kul, Turkestan, Pamir. See [maps]

  • Leucanitis obscurata Staudinger, 1882; Stettin ent. Ztg 43: 55

  • Leucanitis obscurata; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 611, pl. 22, f. 1a
  • Drasteria obscurata; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria occulta (H. Edwards, 1881) Texas. See [maps]

  • Syneda occulta H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (7): 118

  • Drasteria occulta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria occulta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda occulta; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Drasteria occulta; [NACL], #8619; [NACL93], #0892
• Drasteria ochracea (Behr, 1870) California. See [maps]

  • Syneda ochracea Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 25; TL: California, San Francisco, Marin Co.

  • Drasteria ochracea, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria ochracea, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria ochracea, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda ochracea; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida ochracea; [NACL], #8626
  • Drasteria ochracea; [NACL93], #0898
• Drasteria pallescens (Grote & Robinson, 1866)

  • Aedia pallescens Grote & Robinson, 1866; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 6: 21, pl. 3, f. 5; TL: Texas
  • Melipotis tenella H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2): 26; TL: NW.Texas
    • = ; [NACL], #8628

  • Drasteria pallescens, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria pallescens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria pallescens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Synedoida pallescens; [NACL], #8628
  • Drasteria pallescens; [NACL93], #0900
• Drasteria pamira (John, 1921)

  • Drasteria pamira; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria perplexa (H. Edwards, 1884) Arizona. See [maps]

  • Syneda perplexa H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (3): 47; TL: Arizona

  • Drasteria perplexa, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria perplexa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria perplexa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda perplexa; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
  • Synedoida perplexa; [NACL], #8635
  • Drasteria perplexa; [NACL93], #0909
• Drasteria petricola (Walker, 1858) -. See [maps]

  • Euclidia petricola Walker, 1858; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.:: 1462; TL: Rocky Mountains

  • Drasteria petricola, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria petricola, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria petricola, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Syneda petricola; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 222
  • Synedoida petricola; [NACL], #8631
  • Drasteria petricola; [NACL93], #0905

  Larva on Hedysarym sp. McGuffin, 1958, Can. Ent. 90: 124

  • D. p. athabasca (Neumoegen, 1883) British Columbia

    • Syneda athabasca Neumoegen, 1883; Papilio 3 (7-10): 143; TL: British Columbia, Belly River
    • Syneda athabasca r. crokeri Barnes & Benjamin, 1924; Ent. News 35 (1): 15; TL: Saskatchewan
      • = Synedoida petricola athabasca ; [NACL], #8631a

    • crockeri; Richards, 1936, (missp.)
    • Syneda athabasca; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 223
    • Synedoida petricola athabasca; [NACL], #8631a
• Drasteria philippina (Austaut, 1880) N.Africa, Canary Islands. See [maps]

  • Leucanitis philippina Austaut, 1880; Le Naturaliste 2 (30): 237; TL: Algeria, Oran

  • Drasteria philippina, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Aleucanitis philippina; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 234
  • Drasteria philippina; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria picta (Christoph, 1877) SW.Russia, Kazakhstan, Transcaspia, Turkestan - C.Asia. See [maps]

  • Leucanitis cailino var. picta Christoph, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (3): 257, (4) pl. 7, f. 28; TL: North Persia, Krasnowodsk

  • Drasteria picta, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis picta; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 604, pl. 16, f. 3a-c, 4a
  • Drasteria picta; [NE10]: 78, pl. 4, f. 1-5, gen. 31, 129
  • D. p. radapicta (Staudinger & Rebel, 1901)

    • Leucanitis picta radapicta Staudinger & Rebel, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 243; TL: Narün and Kirgh

    • ?radapicata; [POOLE], (missp.?)
    • Drasteria picta radapicta; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria pulchra (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) California. See [maps]

  • Syneda pulchra Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 121, pl. 19, f. 4; TL: California, Riverside Co., Palm Springs

  • Drasteria pulchra, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria pulchra, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Synedoida pulchra; [NACL], #8638
  • Drasteria pulchra; [NACL93], #0912
• Drasteria pulverosa Wiltshire, 1969

  • Drasteria pulverosa; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria rada (Boisduval, 1848) SW.Russia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Turkestan - C.Asia. See [maps]

  • Microphisa[sic] rada Boisduval, 1848; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 6: xxx; TL: Moldav SSR, Odessa region
    • = Leucanitis roda ; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 602
  • Euclidia roda Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 (47): 422, (51)(ix) pl. 110, f. 561, 562; TL: Southern Russia
  • Ophiusa rada Nordmann, 1857; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 30 (4): 401; TL: Crimea, Georgia
  • Leucanitis altivaga Alphéraky, 1894; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 6 (2): 347; TL: Kaschgaria, 9000ft
  • Leucanitis christophi Alphéraky, 1895; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 8 (1): 200; TL: Lake Indersk, USSR
    • = Leucanitis roda ; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 602
  • Leucanitis rada var. schlumbergeri Fuchs, 1903; Soc. Ent. 18 (7): 50; TL: Xinjiang, Aksu
  • Leucanitis roda[sic] sibirica Kozhantshikov, 1924; Ezhegod. Gos. Muz. im. N. A. Mart'yanova, 2 (1): 81; TL: Minusinsk

  • Drasteria rada, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis roda; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 602, pl. 16, f. 1a-c, 2a-b
  • Leucanitis altivaga; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 603, pl. 16, f. 2c
  • Drasteria rada; [NE10]: 81, pl. 4, f. 26-30, gen. 35, 133
• Drasteria sabulosa (H. Edwards, 1881)

  • Synedoida sabulosa H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2): 26; TL: S. Colorado
  • Syneda nichollae Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 45; TL: British Columbia, Ashnold
    • = ; [NACL93], #0896
  • Drasteria nichollae r. garthi Richards, 1939; Entom. Americana, 19: 40, pl. 2, f. 9-10

  • Drasteria sabulosa, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria sabulosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria sabulosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Synedoida nichollae; [NACL], #8624
  • Synedoida nicollae garthi; [NACL], #8624a
  • Synedoida sabulosa; [NACL], #8623
  • Drasteria sabulosa; [NACL93], #0896
  • D. s. abrupta (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)

    • Syneda abrupta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 119, pl. 19, f. 12, 14

    • Synedoida sabulosa abrupta; [NACL], #8623a
• Drasteria saisani (Staudinger, 1882) SW.Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus, Afghanistan, C.Asia. See [maps]

  • Leucanitis saisani Staudinger, 1882; Stettin ent. Ztg 43: 53; TL: USSR, Saisan
  • Leucanitis saisani var. clara Staudinger, 1894; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7 (2): 283; TL: Turkey, Mardin

  • Drasteria saisani, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis zaisani[sic, recte saisani]; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 615, pl. 17, f. 6b
  • Drasteria saisani; [NE10]: 79, pl. 4, f. 11-20, gen. 33, 131
• Drasteria scolopax (Alphéraky, 1892)

  • scolopax (Alphéraky, 1892) (Leucanitis); Horae Soc. ent. ross. 26 (3-4): 454

  • Leucanitis scolopax; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 615, pl. 17, f. 3a, 3c
  • Drasteria scolopax; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria scrupulosa (H. Edwards, 1878) California. See [maps]

  • Synedoida scrupulosa H. Edwards, 1878; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 9; TL: California, Kern Co.

  • Drasteria scrupulosa, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria scrupulosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Drasteria scrupulosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Synedoida scrupulosa; [NACL], #8621; [NACL93], #0894
• Drasteria sculpta (Püngeler, 1904)

  • sculpta (Püngeler, 1904) (Leucanitis); Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (2): 292, pl. 6, f. 8

  • Leucanitis sculpta; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 613, pl. 16, f. 7b
  • Drasteria sculpta; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria sesquilina (Staudinger, 1888) Turkestan, Transcaspia. See [maps]

  • sesquilina (Staudinger, 1888) (Leucanitis); Stettin ent. Ztg 49 (1-3): 51
  • sequax (Staudinger, 1901)

  • Drasteria sesquilina, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis sesquilina; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 610, pl. 17, f. 6a
  • Drasteria sesquilina; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria sesquistria (Eversmann, 1854) SW.Russia, W.Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Mongolia. See [maps]

  • Ophiusa sesquistria Eversmann, 1854; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 27 (3): 191, pl. 1, f. 6; TL: Southern Kirgisen steppes

  • Drasteria sesquistria, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis sesquistria; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 613, pl. 17, f. 7b-c, 8a
  • Drasteria sesquistria; [NE10]: 80, pl. 4, f. 21-25, gen. 34, 132
• Drasteria sinuosa (Staudinger, 1884)

  • sinuosa (Staudinger, 1884) (Leucanitis); in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid. 1: 146, pl. 9, f. 5

  • Leucanitis sinuosa; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 617, pl. 17, f. 5c, 6c, 7a
  • Drasteria sinuosa; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria stretchii (Behr, 1870) Nevada, .... See [maps]

  • Syneda stretchii Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3: 27; TL: Nevada, Virgina City

  • Drasteria stretchii, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Drasteria stretchii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Synedoida stretchii; [NACL], #8637
  • Drasteria stretchii; [NACL93], #0911
• Drasteria tenera (Staudinger, 1877) SW.Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkestan, C.Asia. See [maps]

  • Leucanitis tenera Staudinger, 1877; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 38: 194; TL: Sarepta, Astrakhan

  • Drasteria tenera, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Leucanitis tenera; John, 1910, Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 39: 620, pl. 18, f. 2b-c, 3a-b
  • Drasteria tenera; [NE10], 74
• Drasteria yerburii (Butler, 1892)

  • albofasciata (John, 1917)
  • pica (Brandt, 1939)

• Drasteria stuebeli (Calberla, 1891)

  • Drasteria stuebeli; [NE10], 74

• Drasteria pictoides (Poole, 1989)

  • Leucanitis pictoides Poole, 1989; Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118: 329 (repl. for Leucanitis picta Christoph, 1877)
  • Leucanitis picta Staudinger, 1877; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 38: 192 (preoc Leucanitis cailine var. picta Ch; TL: South Caucasus, Helendorf

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