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Perplexing Arches

Drasteria perplexa

Field notes

Drasteria perplexa, the perplexing or perplexed arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884. It is found in North America from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Colorado and Arizona.

The wingspan is 29– 33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided