Drasteria howlandii is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from British Columbia and Saskatchewan south through the western parts of the United States from Washington south to Arizona and Texas.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Drasteria howlandii being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Drasteria mirifica
- Drasteria cailino
- Drasteria divergens
- Bulia deducta
- Drasteria fumosa
- Drasteria ingeniculata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Drasteria
- Species
- Drasteria howlandii
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