Drasteriodes limata (Christoph, 1884)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Noctuidae → subfamily Acontiinae → tribe Armadini → genus Drasteriodes → species Drasteriodes limata

Species name(s)

Drasteriodes limata (Christoph, 1884).

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:71421

Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 3.

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Flight time

January

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Detailed information with references

Distribution

Iran tour Gobi desert species, spread from the Arabian Peninsula to Mongolia. Kazakhstan (Mangyshlak, Ustyurt). [107].

General info about Imago

Prefers thistle and sagebrush desert. [107].

Imago lifespan

April-June. [107].

Subspecies of Drasteriodes limata

Drasteriodes limata kaszabi Wiltshire, 1967. [9]
D. l. limata. [9]
D. l. nejdicola Wiltshire, 1967. [9]

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Evgeny Komarov.

Text data: Evgeny Komarov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[107] Горбунов П.Ю. Высшие чешуекрылые (Macrolepidoptera) пустынь и южных степей Западного Казахстана. Екатеринбург 2011:

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