Biology:Caenurgina crassiuscula

Short description: Species of moth

Caenurgina crassiuscula
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Caenurgina
Species:	C. crassiuscula
Binomial name
Caenurgina crassiuscula (Haworth, 1809)
Synonyms
Phytometra crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 Drasteria erichto Guenée, 1852 Remigia impressa Butler & H. Druce, 1872 Drasteria ochrea Grote, 1873 Microphysa sobria Walker, 1858 Drasteria distincta Neumoegen, 1883 Caenurgina distincta (Neumoegen, 1883)

Ottawa, Ontario

Museum Specimens

Caenurgina crassiuscula, the clover looper or range grass moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. 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.

Illustration

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.

External links

• "Species Details Caenurgina crassiuscula". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. November 13, 2003. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-3714. 
• McLeod, Robin (June 2, 2018). "Species Caenurgina crassiuscula - Clover Looper - Hodges#8738". https://bugguide.net/node/view/9680. Retrieved February 17, 2019. 
• List establishing Caenurgina distincta as a synonym

Wikidata ☰ Q5016855 entry