''Drasteria parallela'' is a

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in the family

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. It is found in the Cascade Mountains of

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, the Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains of south-western

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and the northern Sierra Nevada in

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., 2013: Five new species and three new subspecies of Erebidae and Noctuidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera) from Northwestern North America, with notes on Chytolita Grote (Erebidae) and Hydraecia Guenée (Noctuidae). ''Zookeys'' 264: 85-123. Abstract and full article: The habitat consists of exposed ridges in forests at middle elevations. The length of the forewings is 17–20 mm for males and 18 mm for females. The forewings are covered with brown, tan, and gray scales. The ground color of the wing from the base to the antemedial line and subterminal areas is dark brown with tan and lead-gray mottling. The medial area is light tan, darker near costa, and the terminal area is whitish gray to gray medially and blue gray to brown gray at the margin, with a dark gray to black spot at the apex. The dorsal hindwing ground color is dull light yellow orange to dull orange, with strong suffusion of gray scales at the base and along the inner margin. Adults are on wing in July.

Etymology

The name refers to the parallel lines across the pale medial area of the forewing. This name perpetuates the geometry references of the related species ''

Drasteria divergens ''Drasteria divergens'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from California to Colorado, north to British Columbia. The wingspan is about 44 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August in California. References External links

'' and '' Drasteria convergens''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5305914 Moths described in 2013 Drasteria Moths of North America