A Graphic Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (5/27/2013).
A Graphic Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).
A Graphic Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/9/2013).
A Graphic Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (5/27/2013).
A Graphic Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/4/2014).
A Graphic Moth on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2013).
The underside view of a Graphic Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2013).
A Graphic Moth photographed in a pine hammock on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (8/4/2012).
A Graphic Moth collected in Worcester Co., Maryland.
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Status
A specialist of dunes along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida and along the Gulf Coast. Adults are active during the day.
Where To Find
Assateague Island
Relationships
Host plant is Woolly Beach-heather.
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A Graphic Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (5/27/2013).
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A Graphic Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/18/2015).
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A Graphic Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/9/2013).
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A Graphic Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (5/27/2013).
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A Graphic Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/4/2014).
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A Graphic Moth on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (6/7/2013).
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Scott Housten.
The underside view of a Graphic Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/28/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Graphic Moth photographed in a pine hammock on Assateague Island, Worcester Co., Maryland (8/4/2012).
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A Graphic Moth collected in Worcester Co., Maryland.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Drasteria graphica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Drasteria |
| Species: | D. graphica
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| Binomial name | |
| Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818
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| Synonyms | |
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Drasteria graphica, the graphic moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1] It is found in the United States in coastal dunes from Maine to Florida, west to Mississippi. It is also found along the shores of the Great Lakes in Michigan and Wisconsin. Subspecies D. g. atlantica is listed as threatened in Connecticut.[2]
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August and fly during the day.
References
[edit]- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Drasteria graphica Hubner 1818". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0691150420.
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- McLeod, Robin (May 7, 2011). "Species Drasteria graphica - Graphic Moth - Hodges#8618". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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