Biology:Ctenucha cressonana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Cresson's ctenucha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Ctenucha |
| Species: | C. cressonana
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenucha cressonana Grote, 1863[1]
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Ctenucha cressonana, or Cresson's ctenucha, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1863. It is found in the US Rocky Mountains,[2] including Colorado and New Mexico.
The wingspan is about 45 mm.[3]
The host plant is unknown, but adults have been observed laying eggs on blades of grass.[4]
References
- ↑ "930434.00 – 8261 – Ctenucha cressonana – Grote, 1863". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8261. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Ctenucha cressonana Grote, 1863". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/ctenuchinae/ctenucha/#cressonana. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ↑ "Note On Ctenucha cressonana and venosa".
- ↑ A Gallery of Insects - Boulder County & Environs Colorado
Wikidata ☰ Q5191736 entry
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