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Drasteria grandirena, the figure-seven moth or great kidney, is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809.[1] It is found in North America from Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, south to at least Georgia west to at least Arkansas

Drasteria grandirena
Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Drasteria
Species:	D. grandirena
Binomial name
Drasteria grandirena (Haworth, 1809)
Synonyms
Phytometra grandirena Haworth, 1809 Aedia limbolaris Geyer, 1832 Synedoida grandirena (Haworth, 1809)

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August in California.

The larvae feed on Hamamelis virginiana.

References

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External links

• Balaban, John & Jane (August 11, 2017). "Species Drasteria grandirena - Figure-seven Moth - Hodges#8641". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
• "930915.00 – 8641 – Drasteria grandirena – Figure-seven Moth – (Haworth, 1809)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019. Images]
• Line, Larry. "Drasteria grandirena". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved December 9, 2019.

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