Drasteria pallescens, the cowhead arches, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866.[1] It is found in North America from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Texas and Baja California.

Drasteria pallescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Drasteria
Species:	D. pallescens
Binomial name
Drasteria pallescens (Grote & Robinson, 1866)
Synonyms
Aedia pallescens Grote & Robinson, 1866 Melipotis tenella H. Edwards, 1881 Synedoida pallescens (Grote & Robinson, 1866)

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing in June in the north. Probably earlier southward.

References

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External links

• Schmidt, B. C. (April 2003). "Species Details Drasteria pallescens". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
• Balaban, John and Jane (January 20, 2019). "Species Drasteria pallescens - Hodges#8628". BugGuide. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
• "930900.00 – 8628 – Drasteria pallescens – (Grote & Robinson, 1866)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 22, 2019.