''Drasteria yerburyi'' is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It is found in Somalia, Eritrea, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Iran.
The larvae feed on ''
Taverniera spartea''.
The species is named after the collector of the type specimen Colonel
John William Yerbury.
References
Drasteria
Moths described in 1892
Moths of Africa
Moths of Asia
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