Euclidia cuspidea Hübner, 1818 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Euclidia cuspidea Hübner, 1818

Euclidia cuspidea Hübner, 1818

Euclidia cuspidea, the toothed somberwing, is an Erebidae moth found in North America, with larvae feeding on clovers and grasses.

Family
Genus
Euclidia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Euclidia cuspidea Hübner, 1818

Euclidia cuspidea, commonly known as the toothed somberwing, is a species of moth belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is distributed in North America, with a range extending from Quebec west to western Alberta, north to the Northwest Territories, and south to the Gulf of Mexico. The wingspan of adult toothed somberwings measures 28 to 36 millimeters. Depending on their location, adult moths are active in flight from May to June. The larvae of Euclidia cuspidea feed on a variety of clovers and grasses.

Photo: (c) Fyn Kynd, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Fyn Kynd · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Euclidia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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