Euclidia cuspidea
Euclidia cuspidea, the toothed somberwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The speceis was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1] It is found in North America from Quebec west to western Alberta, north to the Northwest Territories and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Euclidia |
| Species: | E. cuspidea |
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| Euclidia cuspidea (Hübner, 1818) | |
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The wingspan is 28–36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various clovers and grasses.
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Euclidia cuspidea (Hubner 1818)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
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External links
- Anweiler, G. G. (November 17, 2003). "Species Details Euclidia cuspidea". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Euclidia cuspidea (Hübner 1818)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Family: Noctuidae". Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Index. Archived July 7, 2011.
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