Caenurgina erechtea

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Caenurgina erechtea
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Female
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Caenurgina
Species:
C. erechtea
Binomial name
Caenurgina erechtea
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena erechteaCramer, 1780
  • Drasteria agricolaGrote & Robinson, 1867
  • Drasteria mundulaGrote & Robinson, 1867
  • Poaphila narrataWalker, 1858
  • Caenurgina parvaBlackmore, 1921
  • Poaphila patibilisWalker, 1858

Caenurgina erechtea, the forage looper or common grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. [1] It is found from coast to coast in the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. It is not found in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, or the Northwest Territories. The wingspan is 30–42 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida and various species of clover, grass, and alfalfa.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Caenurgina erechtea (Cramer 1780)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)