Caenurgina crassiuscula

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.[1] 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

Caenurgina crassiuscula
Scientific classification
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

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.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Caenurgina crassiuscula (Haworth 1809)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

External links

• Anweiler, G. G. (November 13, 2003). "Species Details Caenurgina crassiuscula". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
• McLeod, Robin (June 2, 2018). "Species Caenurgina crassiuscula - Clover Looper - Hodges#8738". BugGuide. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
• List establishing Caenurgina distincta as a synonym