Caenurgina annexa

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Caenurgina annexa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Caenurgina
Species:
C. annexa
Binomial name
Caenurgina annexa
(H. Edwards, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Euclidia annexaH. Edwards, 1890
  • Euclidimera annexa
  • Drasteria conspicuaSmith, 1900

Caenurgina annexa, the banded grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was described by Henry Edwards in 1890. [1] It is found in western North America from western Alberta and Montana to British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.

The wingspan is 28–30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June depending on the location.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Caenurgina annexa (Edwards 1890)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)