Biology:Euclidia cuspidea
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Euclidia |
| Species: | E. cuspidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Euclidia cuspidea (Hübner, 1818)
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Euclidia cuspidea, the toothed somberwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species 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.
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)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=86003870.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Euclidia cuspidea. |
- "Species Details Euclidia cuspidea". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. November 17, 2003. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3814.
- "Euclidia cuspidea (Hübner 1818)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Family: Noctuidae". Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Index. Archived July 7, 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q736096 entry
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