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Drasteria Hübner, 1818
Drasteria Hübner, 1818; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : 8, 35, TS: Drasteria graphica Hübner
Bolina Duponchel, [1845]; Cat. méth. lépid. Eur. : 180 (preocc. Bolina Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca)), TS: Heliothis cailino Lefebvre
Leucanitis Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, 3: 58, TS: Microphisa rada Boisduval
Syneda Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, 3: 71, TS: Drasteria graphica Hübner
Synenoida H. Edwards, 1878; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 9, TS: Synenoida scrupulosa H. Edwards
= ; [POOLE]
Aleucanitis Warren, 1913; in Seitz, Grosschmett. Erde, 3: 389, TS: Heliothis cailino Lefebvre
Synedoida (Catocalinae) ; [NACL, 125]
Drasteria (Catocalinae) ; [NACL, 125]
Drasteria (Ophiderinae) ; [POOLE]
Drasteria (Synedina) ; [NE10, 20, 73]


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The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.



Drasteria aberrans (Staudinger, 1888)
Drasteria aberrans ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria adumbrata (Behr, 1870)
California. See [About maps] Syneda adumbrata Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 27, TL: California, Downieville
Drasteria adumbrata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria adumbrata, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Drasteria adumbrata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida adumbrata, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Syneda adumbrata ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 222
Synedoida adumbrata ; [NACL, #8636]
D. a. alleni (Grote, 1877)
Syneda alleni Grote, 1877; Can. Ent. 9 (11) : 215, TL: Maine, Orono
Syneda alleni ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 222
Synedoida adumbrata alleni ; [NACL, #8636a]
D. a. saxea (H. Edwards, 1881)
Syneda adumbrata var. saxea H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2) : 26, TL: Colorado, Higher Sierra Nevada
Synedoida adumbrata saxea ; [NACL, #8636b]

Drasteria antiqua (Staudinger, 1889)
Leucanitis tenera var. antiqua Staudinger, 1889; Stettin Ent. Ztg 50 (1-3) : 56, TL: south of Issyk-kul
Drasteria antiqua ; [NE10: 76, f. 7 (gen.), pl. 3, f. 52]

Drasteria austera (John, 1921)
Drasteria austera ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria axuana (Püngeler, 1906)
Drasteria axuana ; [NE10, 74]
D. a. fumiluna Wiltshire, 1969
Drasteria axuana fumiluna ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria biformata (H. Edwards, 1878)
Synenoida biformata H. Edwards, 1878; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 9, TL: California, Kern Co., Havilah
Drasteria biformata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria biformata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida biformata, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Synedoida biformata ; [NACL, #8625]

Drasteria cailino (Lefèbvre, 1827)
Portugal, Spain, S.France, Italy, Sicily, Balkans, SW.Russia, Kazakhstan, Middle East, Asia Minor, C.Asia. See [About maps] Heliotis[sic] cailino Lefèbvre, 1827; Mém. Soc. Linn. de Paris, 1827: 94, pl. 5, f. 1, TL: Sicily, Palermo
Leucanitis cailino obscura Staudinger & Rebel, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 243, TL: Southern Russia, Tarbagatai Mts, Ala Tau
Leucanitis cailino f. baigakumensis John, 1917; Revue Russe d'Entomol., 17: 45, TL: Fergana, Namangan
Drasteria cailino, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Aleucanitis cailino ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 235
Drasteria cailino ; [NE10, 78, pl. 4, f. 6-10, gen. 33, 131]

Larva on Salix viminalis, Rosa canina [NE10, 79]

?D. c. medialba Wiltshire, 1961
Drasteria cailino medialba Wiltshire, 1961; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SW-Deutschl. 19(3): 352, pl. 3, f. 32-33, TL: Afghanistan, Tang-i-Gharuh, Kabul River
Drasteria cailino medialba ; [NE10, 74 (?)]

Drasteria cashmirensis (Hampson, 1894)
Drasteria cashmirensis ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria catocalis (Staudinger, 1882)
Drasteria catocalis ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria caucasica (Kolenati, 1846)
SEEU, Asia Minor, C.Asia, Kazakhstan. See [About maps] Euclidia caucasica Kolenati, 1846; Meletamata Entomologica 5 : 104, pl. 18, f. 4, TL: Spain and Caucaso Lhegico (USSR)
Ophiusa astrida Eversmann, 1857; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 30 (4): 399, pl. 3, f. 2, TL: Armenia
Leucanitis caucasica f. aksuensis Fuchs, 1903; Soc. Ent. 18: 50, TL: Xinjiang, Aksu
Drasteria caucasica ; [NE10: 76, pl. 3, f. 57-61, gen. 30, 128]

Larva on Eleagnus, Hippophae, Paliurus [NE10, 78]


Drasteria chinensis (Alphéraky, 1892)
Drasteria chinensis ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria divergens (Behr, 1870)
California, Colorado. See [About maps] Syneda divergens Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 27, TL: California, Sierra Nevada Foothills
Syneda socia Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 27, TL: California, Ft. Tejon
= ; [NACL, #8630]
Drasteria divergens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria divergens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Drasteria divergens, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Syneda socia ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Syneda divergens ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 222
Synedoida divergens ; [NACL, #8630]

Drasteria edwardsii (Behr, 1870)
California. See [About maps] Syneda edwardsii Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 28, TL: California, Alameda
Drasteria edwardsii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Synedoida edwardsi, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Syneda edwardsii ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida edwardsi ; [NACL, #8627]

Drasteria eubapta Hampson, 1926
Drasteria eubapta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria eubapta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Drasteria eubapta, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Drasteria eubapta, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Drasteria eubapta ; [NACL, #8617]

Drasteria flexuosa (Ménétriés, 1848)
SW.Russia, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Turkey, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Afghanistan - Mongolia. See [About maps] Ophiusa flexuosa Ménétriés, 1848; Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersb. 6: 76, pl. 6, f. 5, TL: Uzbek SSR, Bokhara
Ophiusa singularis Kollar, [1849]; Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien. 1 : 12, TL: South Persia
Thyria inepta Butler, 1881; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881 (3) : 620 (preocc. Synedoida inepta H. Edwards, 1881), TL: Afghanistan, Chaman
Leucanitis flexuosa var. mongolica Staudinger, 1896; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (2) : 269, TL: Mongolia, Sagasin-Gol
Leucanitis flexuosa var. caspica Staudinger & Rebel, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 244, TL: Caspian Sea
Drasteria flexuosa ; [NE10: 75, pl. 3, f. 47-51, gen. 28, 126]

Drasteria fumosa (Strecker, 1898)
Arizona? Syneda fumosa Strecker, 1898; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 1: 12, TL: Texas
Drasteria fumosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria fumosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Syneda fumosa ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida fumosa ; [NACL, #8629]
D. f. brunneifasciata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)
Melipotis brunneifasciata Barnes & McDunnough, 1916; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (1) : 17, pl. 1, f. 4, TL: California, Bernardino Co., Camp Baldy
Synedoida fumosa brunneifasciata ; [NACL, #8629a]

Drasteria grandirena (Haworth, 1809)
Phytometra grandirena Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 264
Aedia limbolaris Geyer, 1832; Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : 23, : pl. [119], f. 689-690, TL: Georgia
= ; [NACL, #8641]
Drasteria grandirena, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria grandirena, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida grandirena ; [NACL, #8641]

Larva on Hamamelis virginiana Ferguson, 1975, U.S. Dep. of Agriculture Tech. Bull. no. 1521:


Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818
New York - Florida. See [About maps] Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818; Zutr. exot. Schmett.: f. 11
capiticola (Walker, 1858)
= ; [NACL, #8618]
media (Morrison, 1875); Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 18 : 125
= ; [NACL, #8618]
Syneda faceta H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (7) : 119, TL: Florida
= ; [NACL, #8618]
Drasteria graphica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria graphica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Drasteria capticola ; McDunnough, 1938, (missp.)
Syneda faceta ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Syneda graphica ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 222
Drasteria graphica ; [NACL, #8618]
D. g. atlantica Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Drasteria graphica atlantica ; [NACL, #8618a]

Drasteria habibazel (Dumont, 1922)
Drasteria habibazel ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria hyblaeoides (Moore, 1878)
Drasteria hyblaeoides ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria herzi (Alphéraky, 1895)
Drasteria herzi ; [NE10, 74]
Drasteria herzi angustifasciata ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria howlandi (Grote, 1864)
California, Colorado. See [About maps] Syneda howlandi Grote, 1864; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 533, pl. 6, f. 7, TL: Colorado Territory
Syneda exquisita Hampson, 1926; Descr. New Genera and Species of Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus.: 41, TL: Colorado, Denver
= ; [NACL, #8639]
Synedoida howlandi, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Syneda howlandi ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida howlandi ; [NACL, #8639]

Larva on Eriogonum Crumb, 1956, U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 272


Drasteria hudsonica (Grote & Robinson, 1865)
-. See [About maps] Syneda hudsonica Grote & Robinson, 1865; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 4 : 494, pl. 3, f. 7-8, TL: Hudson's Bay Territory
Drasteria hudsonica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria hudsonica, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Drasteria hudsonica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Syneda hudsonica ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida hudsonica ; [NACL, #8632]

Larva on Shepherdia canadensis McGuffin, 1958, Can. Ent. 90: 123

D. h. heathi (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Syneda hudsonica r. heathi Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 122, pl. 19, f. 9-10, TL: Manitoba, Cartwright
Syneda pedionis Hampson, 1926; Descr. New Genera and Species of Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus.: 42, TL: Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg
= ; [NACL, #8632a]
Synedoida hudsonica heathi ; [NACL, #8632a]
D. h. seposita (H. Edwards, 1881)
Colorado, Utah Syneda seposita H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2) : 25, TL: Colorado
Syneda seposita ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida hudsonica seposita ; [NACL, #8632b]

Drasteria indecora (John, 1910)
Drasteria indecora ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria inepta (H. Edwards, 1881)
Synenoida inepta H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2) : 27, TL: Colorado
Synenoida morbosa H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2) : 27, TL: (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Florida)
= ; [NACL, #8622]
Syneda violescens Hampson, 1926; Descr. New Genera and Species of Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus.: 45, TL: Arizona, Palmerlee
= ; [NACL, #8622]
Drasteria inepta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria inepta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Drasteria inepta, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Synedoida inepta ; [NACL, #8622]

Drasteria ingeniculata (Morrison, 1875)
Texas. See [About maps] Syneda ingeniculata Morrison, 1875; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 27 : 435
Drasteria ingeniculata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria ingeniculata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Syneda ingeniculata ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Drasteria ingeniculata ; [NACL, #8620]

Drasteria judaica (Hampson, 1926)
Drasteria judaica ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria kabylaria (Bang-Haas, 1906)
Drasteria kabylaria ; [NE10, 74]
D. k. columbina (Brandt, 1941)
Drasteria kabylaria columbina ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria kusnezovi (John, 1910)
Drasteria kusnezovi ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria langi (Ershov, 1874)
Drasteria langi ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria maculosa (Behr, 1870)
California. See [About maps] Syneda maculosa Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 26, TL: California, Tuolumne River
Drasteria maculosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Syneda maculosa ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida maculosa ; [NACL, #8634]

Drasteria mirifica (H. Edwards, 1878)
Nevada. See [About maps] mirifica (H. Edwards, 1878); Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 8
Drasteria mirifica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria mirifica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Drasteria mirifica, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Syneda mirifica ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Drasteria mirifica ; [NACL, #8616]
D. m. hastingsi (H. Edwards, 1878)
Oregon, California Syneda hastingsii H. Edwards, 1878; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 8
Syneda perpallida H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2) : 25
= ; [NACL, #8616a]
Syneda hastingsii ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Drasteria mirifica hastingsi ; [NACL, #8616a]
D. m. klotsi Richards, 1939
Drasteria mirifica klotsi ; [NACL, #8616b]

Drasteria mongoliensis Wiltshire, 1969
Drasteria mongoliensis ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria nephelostola (Hampson, 1926)
Drasteria nephelostolal ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria nichollae (Hampson, 1926)
Syneda nichollae Hampson, 1926; Descr. New Genera and Species of Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus.: 45, TL: British Columbia, Ashnold
Drasteria nichollae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida nicollae ; [NACL, #8624]
D. n. garthi (Richards, 1939)
Drasteria nichollae r. garthi Richards, 1939; Entom. Americana, 19: 40, pl. 2, f. 9-10
Synedoida nicollae garthi ; [NACL, #8624a]

Drasteria nubicola (Behr, 1870)
California. See [About maps] Syneda nubicola Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 25, TL: California, Tuolumne River
Drasteria nubicola, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Syneda nubicola ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida nubicola ; [NACL, #8633]

Drasteria obscurata (Staudinger, 1882)
Drasteria obscurata ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria occulta (H. Edwards, 1881)
Texas. See [About maps] Syneda occulta H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (7) : 118
Drasteria occulta, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria occulta, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Syneda occulta ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Drasteria occulta ; [NACL, #8619]

Drasteria ochracea (Behr, 1870)
California. See [About maps] Syneda ochracea Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 25, TL: California, San Francisco, Marin Co.
Drasteria ochracea, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria ochracea, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida ochracea, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Syneda ochracea ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida ochracea ; [NACL, #8626]

Drasteria pallescens (Grote & Robinson, 1866)
Aedia pallescens Grote & Robinson, 1866; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 6 : 21, pl. 3, f. 5, TL: Texas
Melipotis tenella H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2) : 26, TL: NW.Texas
= ; [NACL, #8628]
Drasteria pallescens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria pallescens, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Drasteria pallescens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida pallescens, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Drasteria pallescens, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Synedoida pallescens ; [NACL, #8628]

Drasteria pamira (John, 1921)
Drasteria pamira ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria perplexa (H. Edwards, 1884)
Arizona. See [About maps] Syneda perplexa H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (3) : 47, TL: Arizona
Drasteria perplexa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria perplexa, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Drasteria perplexa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Syneda perplexa ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida perplexa ; [NACL, #8635]

Drasteria petricola (Walker, 1858)
-. See [About maps] Euclidia petricola Walker, 1858; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 14: 1462, TL: Rocky Mountains
Drasteria petricola, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria petricola, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Drasteria petricola, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Syneda petricola ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 222
Synedoida petricola ; [NACL, #8631]

Larva on Hedysarym sp. McGuffin, 1958, Can. Ent. 90: 124

D. p. athabasca (Neumoegen, 1883)
British Columbia Syneda athabasca Neumoegen, 1883; Papilio 3 (7-10) : 143, TL: British Columbia, Belly River
Syneda athabasca r. crokeri Barnes & Benjamin, 1924; Ent. News 35 (1) : 15, TL: Saskatchewan
= ; [NACL, #8631a]
crockeri ; Richards, 1936, (missp.)
Syneda athabasca ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida petricola athabasca ; [NACL, #8631a]

Drasteria philippina (Austaut, 1880)
N.Africa, Canary Islands. See [About maps] Leucanitis philippina Austaut, 1880; Le Naturaliste, 2: 236, TL: Algeria, Oran
Aleucanitis philippina ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 234
Drasteria philippina ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria picta (Christoph, 1877)
SW.Russia, Kazakhstan, Transcaspia, Turkestan - C.Asia. See [About maps] Leucanitis cailino var. picta Christoph, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (3): 257, pl. 7, f. 28, TL: North Persia, Krasnowodsk
Drasteria picta ; [NE10: 78, pl. 4, f. 1-5, gen. 31, 129]
D. p. radapicta (Staudinger & Rebel, 1901)
Leucanitis picta radapicta Staudinger & Rebel, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 243, TL: Narün and Kirgh
?radapicata ; [POOLE, (missp.?)]
Drasteria picta radapicta ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria pulchra (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Syneda pulchra Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 121, pl. 19, f. 4, TL: California, Riverside Co., Palm Springs
Drasteria pulchra, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria pulchra, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida pulchra, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Synedoida pulchra ; [NACL, #8638]

Drasteria pulverosa Wiltshire, 1969
Drasteria pulverosa ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria rada (Boisduval, 1848)
SW.Russia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Turkestan - C.Asia. See [About maps] Microphisa[sic] rada Boisduval, 1848; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 6 : 30, TL: Moldav SSR, Odessa region
Euclidia roda Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 (47): 422, (51): (ix) pl. 110, f. 561, 562, TL: Southern Russia
Ophiusa rada Eversmann, 1857; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 30 (4): 401, TL: Crimea, Georgia
altivaga (Alphéraky, 1893)
Leucanitis christophi Alphéraky, 1895; Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 8 (1) : 200, TL: Lake Indersk, USSR
Leucanitis rada f. schlumbergeri Fuchs, 1903; Soc. Ent. 18: 50, TL: Xinjiang, Aksu
Leucanitis roda[sic] ssp. sibirica W. Kozhantschikov, 1925; Ezhegod. Gos. Muz. im. N. A. Mart'yanova, 2 (1): 81, TL: Minusinsk
Drasteria rada ; [NE10: 81, pl. 4, f. 26-30, gen. 35, 133]

Drasteria sabulosa (H. Edwards, 1881)
Synenoida sabulosa H. Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (2) : 26, TL: S. Colorado
Drasteria sabulosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria sabulosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida sabulosa, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Drasteria sabulosa, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Synedoida sabulosa ; [NACL, #8623]
D. s. abrupta (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Syneda abrupta Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 119, pl. 19, f. 12, 14
Synedoida sabulosa abrupta ; [NACL, #8623a]

Drasteria saisani (Staudinger, 1882)
SW.Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus, Afghanistan, C.Asia. See [About maps] Leucanitis saisani Staudinger, 1882; Stettin ent. Ztg 43 : 53, TL: USSR, Saisan
Leucanitis saisani var. clara Staudinger, 1894; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7 (2) : 283, TL: Turkey, Mardin
Drasteria saisani ; [NE10: 79, pl. 4, f. 11-20, gen. 33, 131]

Drasteria scolopax (Alphéraky, 1892)
Drasteria scolopax ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria scrupulosa (H. Edwards, 1878)
Synenoida scrupulosa H. Edwards, 1878; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 9, TL: California, Kern Co.
Drasteria scrupulosa, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Drasteria scrupulosa, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Synedoida scrupulosa, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Synedoida scrupulosa ; [NACL, #8621]

Drasteria sculpta (Püngeler, 1904)
Drasteria sculpta ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria sesquilina (Staudinger, 1888)
sequax (Staudinger, 1901)
Drasteria sesquilina ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria sesquistria (Eversmann, 1854)
SW.Russia, W.Kazakhstan, Transcaucasia, Turkestan, Afghanistan, Mongolia. See [About maps] Ophiusa sesquistria Eversmann, 1854; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 27 (3) : 191, pl. 1, f. 6, TL: Southern Kirgisen steppes
Drasteria sesquistria ; [NE10: 80, pl. 4, f. 21-25, gen. 34, 132]

Drasteria sinuosa (Staudinger, 1884)
Drasteria sinuosa ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria stretchii (Behr, 1870)
Syneda stretchii Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 27, TL: Nevada, Virgina City
Drasteria stretchii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Synedoida stretchii, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Synedoida stretchii ; [NACL, #8637]

Drasteria tejonica (Behr, 1870)
California, Colorado, Arizona. See [About maps] Syneda tejonica Behr, 1870; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 26, TL: California, Ft. Tejon
Syneda perfecta H. Edwards, 1884; Papilio 4 (3) : 46, TL: Arizona
= ; [NACL, #8640]
Syneda decepta Strecker, 1898; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 1: 11, TL: Colorado
= ; [NACL, #8640]
Syneda nigromarginata Strecker, 1898; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 1: 11, TL: Arizona
= ; [NACL, #8640]
Drasteria tejonica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Synedoida tejonica, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Drasteria tejonica, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Syneda nigromarginata ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Syneda decepta ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Syneda tejonica ; Dyar, [1903], Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 223
Synedoida tejonica ; [NACL, #8640]

Drasteria tenera (Staudinger, 1877)
SW.Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkestan, C.Asia. See [About maps] Leucanitis tenera Staudinger, 1877; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 38 : 194, TL: Sarepta, Astrakhan
Drasteria tenera ; [NE10, 74]

Drasteria yerburii (Butler, 1892)
albofasciata (John, 1917)
pica (Brandt, 1939)

The ? species-group

Drasteria stuebeli (Calberla, 1891)
Drasteria stuebeli ; [NE10, 74]

The ??? species-group

Drasteria pictoides (Poole, 1989)
Leucanitis pictoides Poole, 1989; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: 329 (repl. for Leucanitis picta Christoph, 1877)
Leucanitis picta Staudinger, 1877; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 38 : 192 (preoc Leucanitis cailine var. picta Ch, TL: South Caucasus, Helendorf


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References:
[ALBERTA]
University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[HBN]
Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LAMAS-NEO]
Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NACL]
Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NE10]
Goater, Ronkay & Fibiger, 2003; Catocalinae & Plusiinae - Noctuidae Europaeae; Volume 10, 252pp
[NOCTS]
Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: teichlin@cdfa.ca.gov Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: skinnee@cdfa.ca.gov Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp
[POOLE]
Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Alphéraky, 1895
Lépidoptères nouveaux Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 8 (1) : 180-202
Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
New species and forms of Lepidoptera (Heterocera) Ent. News 35 (1) : 12-18
Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
New species and varieties of North American Lepidoptera Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 3 (1) : 1-34, pl. 1-3
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Notes and new species Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (2): 61-208, pl. 11-25, (3): 211-278, pl. 26-40
Behr, 1870
Synopsis noctuidarum hucusque in California repertarum Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 23-28
Boisduval, 1848
[Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Kindermann aux environs d'Odessa et au pied du Caucase] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 6 : 28-30
Butler, 1881
On a collection of Lepidoptera from western India, Beloochistan, and Afghanistan Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1881 (3) : 602-624
Christoph, 1877
Sammelergebnisse aus Nordpersion, Krasnowodsk in Turkmenien und dem Daghestan Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (2): 181-192, (3): 197-299, pl. 5-8 (1877)
Crumb, 1956
The larvae of the Phalaenidae U.S. Dep. Agr. Tech. Bull no. 1135: 356pp
Duponchel, [1845]
Catalogue méthodique des lépidoptères d'Europe pour servir de complement et de rectification a l'histoire naturelle des lépidoptères de France Cat. méth. lépid. Eur. : 1-64 (1844), : 65-296 (1845), : 297-523 (1846)
Dyar, [1903]
A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 1-723
H. Edwards, 1878
Pacific Coast Lepidoptera. No. 29. - Description of some new genera and species of Noctuidae Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 7-10 (July 1)
H. Edwards, 1881
New genera and species of North America Noctuidae Papilio 1 (2) : 19-28
H. Edwards, 1881
Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera Papilio 1 (7) : 115-121
H. Edwards, 1884
Some new forms of N. American moths Papilio 4 (3) : 43-48
Eversmann, 1854
Beiträge zur Lepidopterologie Russlands un beschreibung einiger anderer Insecten aus den südlichen Kirgisensteppen, der nördlichen Ufern des Aralsees und des Sir-Darja'a Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 27 (3) : 174-205, pl. 1
Eversmann, 1857
Les noctuélites de la Russie Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 30 (4): 355-439
Ferguson, 1975
Host records for Lepidoptera Reared in Eastern North America U.S. Dep. of Agriculture Tech. Bull. no. 1521
Fuchs, 1903
Zewi neue Leucanitis-formen aus Aksu Soc. Ent. 18: 59-61
Grote, 1864
Descriptions of North American Lepidoptera, No. 3-5 Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 73-92, : 322-327, : 521-535
Grote, 1877
Notes on Lepidoptera Can. Ent. 9 (11) : 213-215
Grote & Robinson, 1865
Lepidopterological notes and descriptions - No. 1 Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 4 : 489-496
Grote & Robinson, 1866
Lepidopterological notes and descriptions - No. 2 Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 6 : 1-30
Guenée, 1852
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Septiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 3 in Boisduval & Guenée, Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, 3:
Haworth, 1809
Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803), (2): 137-376 ([1809]), (3): 377-512 ([1811]), (4): 513-609 (1828)
Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]
Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, Die Schwärmer, Spinner und Eulen, (1843-) 1845 (-1855) Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 (1): (v) pl. 1-2, f. 1-18, (viii) pl. 1-2, f. 1-12, (ix) pl. 1-2, f. 1-11 (1843), (2): (vii) pl. 1, f. 1-3, (ix) pl. 3, f. 12-16 (1843), (6): (ii) pl. 1, f. 1-5, (v) pl. 3-6, f. 19-49, (viii) pl. 3-4, f. 13-22 (1844), (7): (v) pl. 7, f. 50-56, (vii) pl. 2, f. 4-6 (1844), (9): (viii) pl. 5-9, f. 23-46, (ix) pl. 4-8, f. 17-40 (1844), (10): (ix) pl. 9-13, f. 41-64 (1845), (11): (ix) pl. 14-23, f. 65-114 (1845), (13): [1], 2-24 (1846), (14): 25-48, (iii) pl. 1, f. 1-6, (v) pl. 8-9, f. 57-70 (1846), (15): (v) pl. 10-11, f. 71-84, (viii) pl. 10-16, f. 47-84, (ix) pl. 24-28, f. 115-140 (1846), (17): 49-88, (vi) pl. 1-8, f. 1-46 (1846), (18): 89-104, (ix) pl. 29-38, f. 141-194 (1846), (19): (ix) pl. 39-52, f. 195-264 (1846), (21): 105-128, (v) pl. 12-13, f. 85-95, (vii) pl. 3-4, f. 7-13, (viii) pl. 17-22, f. 85-123 (1847), (23): 129-152, (ix) pl. 53-62, f. 265-316 (1847), (25): (ix) pl. 63-69, f. 317-356 (1847), (26): 153-166 (1847), (31): (viii) pl. 23-27, f. 124-147 (1848), (32): (vi) pl. 9, f. 47-63 (1848), (35): 167-190 (1848), (37): 191-214, (ix) pl. 70-76, f. 357-393 (1849), (38): 215-238, (ix) pl. 77-82, f. 394-425, pl. 85-87, f. 436-450 (1849), (41): 239-286, (viii) pl. 28, f. 148-150, (ix) pl. 83-84, f. 426-435, pl. 88-92, f. 451-475 (1850), (43): (ix) pl. 93-99, f. 476-511 (1850), (44): 287-326 (1850), (45): 327-334, (ix) pl. 101-102, f. 516-525 (1850), (47): 335-450, (v) pl. 14, f. 96-101, (vi) pl. 10, f. 54-59 (1851), (49): (v) pl. 15-16, f. 102-113, (ix) pl. 100, f. 512-515, pl. 103, f. 526-530 (1851), (50): (viii) pl. 29-31, f. 151-165, (ix) pl. 104-108, f. 527-551 (1851), (51): (iv) pl. 2, f. 7-10, (ix) pl. 109-110, f. 552-562 (1851), (52): (ix) pl. 111-113, f. 563-579 (1851), (54): (ix) pl. 114-118, f. 580-606, pl. 120-121, f. 614-625 (1852), (56): (ix) pl. 119, f. 607-613, pl. 122-124, f. 626-641 (1852), (59): (viii) pl. 32, f. 166-170, (x) pl. 1, f. 1-5 (1853), (67): (index) 2-64 (1855)
Hübner, 1818
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 1 [1808-] 1818 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 1 : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-32, [33-40] (post 22nd December 1818), : pl. [1-2], f. 1-12 (1808 - 1809), : pl. [3-25], f. 13-146 (1809 - 1813), : pl. [26-35], f. 147-200 (1814 - 1818)
Geyer, 1832
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 4 [1826]-1832 Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 4 : pl. [104-131], f. 601-764 (1826), : pl. [132-137], f. 765-800 (1827 - 1831), : [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-48 (1832)
John, 1917
New speices of Leucnitis Gn. (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) [in Russian] Revue Russe d'Entomol., 17: 40-52
Kolenati, 1846
Lepidoptera. In: Meletemata entomologica V. Insecta Caucasi Meletamata Entomologica 5 : 1-169, pl. 17-19
W. Kozhantschikov, 1925
Materialy k faune cheshuekrylykh Minusinskogo kraya, II Ezhegod. Gos. Muz. im. N. A. Mart'yanova, 2 (1): 66-75
Lefèbvre, 1827
Description de divers insectes inédits recuellis in Sicilie Mém. Soc. Linn. de Paris, 1827: 94-108
McGuffin, 1958
Biological and descriptive notes on noctuid larvae Can. Ent. 90: 114-124
Ménétriés, 1848
Descriptions des Insectes recueillis par fue M. Lehman Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersb. 6: 1-112
Morrison, 1875
Notes on the Noctuidae, with descriptions of certain new species. No. [I]-II Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 27 : 55-71, : 428-436
Morrison, 1875
Notes on the Noctuidae Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 18 : 114-126
Neumoegen, 1883
Description of interesting new species of Heterocera from all parts of our continent Papilio 3 (7-10) : 137-144
Richards, 1939
A revision of the North American species of the Phoberia-Melipotis-Drasteria group of Moths (Lepidoptera, Phalaenidae) Entom. Americana, 19: 1-100
Rothschild, 1915
Lepidoptera of the M'Zab country, south Algeria, collected by Dr Ernest Hartert and Carl Hilgert in 1914 Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 228-243
Staudinger, 1877
Neue Lepidopteren des europäischen Faunengebiete aus miner sammlung Stett. Ent. Ztg. 38 : 175-208
Staudinger, 1882
Beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna Central-Asiens Stettin ent. Ztg 43 : 35-78
Staudinger, 1889
Centralasiatische Lepidopteren Stettin Ent. Ztg 50 (1-3) : 16-60
Staudinger, 1894
Neue Lepidopteren-Arten und Varietäten aus dem paläarktischen Faunengebiet Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7 (2) : 241-296 (1895)
Staudinger, 1896
Ueber Lepidopteren von Uliasutai Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 9 (2) : 240-283 (1897)
Staudinger & Rebel, 1901
Catalog der Lepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebiets. I. Famil. Papilionidae - Hepialidae Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 1: 411pp
Strecker, 1898
Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres and Heteroceres, indigenous and exotic Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 1: 12pp
Walker, 1858
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 1-252 (1856), 10: 253-492 ([1857]), 11: 493-764 (1857), 12: 765-982 ([1858]), 13: 983-1236 ([1858]), 14: 1237-1520 (1858), 15: 1521-1888 (1858)
Wiltshire, 1961
Ergebnisse der Deutschen Afghanistanexpedition 1956 der Landessammlungen fur Naturkunde Karlsruhe. Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SW-Deutschl. 19(3): 337-371, pl.


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