Drasteria herzi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Sergei Alphéraky in 1895.[1] It is found in Transcaucasia, Turkmenistan, Khirgizia, Turkey, northern Iran, Israel, Jordan and Sanai.

Drasteria herzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Drasteria
Species:	D. herzi
Binomial name
Drasteria herzi (Alphéraky, 1895)
Synonyms
Leucanitis herzi Alphéraky, 1895 Drasteria herzi angustifasciata Amsel, 1935 Syneda judaica Hampson, 1926

There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing in from February to April and October to December.

Subspecies

• Drasteria herzi herzi
• Drasteria herzi judaica (Hampson, 1926) (Israel)

References

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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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