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Caenurgina crassiuscula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Genus
  
Caenurgina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Erebidae

Scientific name
  
Caenurgina crassiuscula

Rank
  
Species

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Caenurgina, Caenurgina erechtea, Butterflies and moths, Parallelia bistriaris, Euclidia cuspidea

Clover looper moth erebidae caenurgina crassiuscula dorsal view


The Clover Looper or Range Grass Moth (Caenurgina crassiuscula) is a moth of the Erebidae family. 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.

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.

References

Caenurgina crassiuscula Wikipedia