Bug FAQDrasteria divergens
Drasteria divergens · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Drasteria divergens is a moth in the family Erebidae with a wingspan of about 44 mm. It lives from California through Colorado up to British Columbia and adults are active from March to August in California.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
This species belongs to the moth family Erebidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan measures roughly 44 mm.
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Where it lives
It is found from California to Colorado and northward to British Columbia.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Adults are on the wing from March through August in California.
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When you see it
The flight period spans March to August in California.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes western North America, from California through Colorado up to British Columbia.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Erebidae)
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Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drasteria_divergens
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.