Caenurgina crassiuscula

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Caenurgina crassiuscula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Caenurgina
Species:
C. crassiuscula
Binomial name
Caenurgina crassiuscula
(Haworth, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Phytometra crassiusculaHaworth, 1809
  • Drasteria erichtoGuenée, 1852
  • Remigia impressaButler & H. Druce, 1872
  • Drasteria ochreaGrote, 1873
  • Microphysa sobriaWalker, 1858
  • Drasteria distinctaNeumoegen, 1883
  • Caenurgina distincta(Neumoegen, 1883)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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Museum Specimens

Caenurgina crassiuscula, the clover looper or range grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. [1] It is found from coast to coast in the United States and adjacent parts of Canada, in the west to the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Alaska.

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The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various species of clover, grass, and lupine.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Caenurgina crassiuscula (Haworth 1809)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.