Drasteria fumosa, the smoky arches, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Herman Strecker in 1898. It is found from the US state of California east to Utah and Texas.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Smoky Arches 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Erebidae
- Genus
- Drasteria
- Species
- Drasteria fumosa
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