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Drasteria Petricola
''Drasteria petricola'', the little arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in western North America from Yukon and the Northwest Territories south to New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains, east to Manitoba. The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on ''Hedysarum'' species. Adults feed on the nectar of flowers, including mint in Utah. References Subspecies *''Drasteria petricola petricola'' *''Drasteria petricola athabasca'' (Neumoegen, 1883) (mountains of British Columbia) *''Drasteria petricola crokeri'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924) (prairie populations) External links * * * Drasteria Moths of North America Moths described in 1858 {{Melipotini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance. Between June 1848 and late 1873 Walker was contracted by John Edward Gray Director of the British Museum to catalogue their insects (except Coleoptera) that is Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Walker largely accomplished this and (Edwards, 1870) wrote of the plan and by implication those who implemented it “It is to him raythat the Public owe the admirable helps to the study of natural history which have been afforded by the series of inventories, guides, and nomenclatures, the publication of which beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
