- Source: Drasteria flexuosa
Drasteria flexuosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Édouard Ménétries in 1847. It is found in the semi-deserts and deserts from eastern Egypt, to Israel, Jordan, Syria, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and Afghanistan.
There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing in from February to May and October to November.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Alhagi sparsifolia.
References
External links
Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.
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