Euclidia cuspidea

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Euclidiini
Genus: Euclidia
Species: E. cuspidea
Binomial name
Euclidia cuspidea
(Hübner, 1818)[1]
Synonyms
  • Drasteria cuspidea Hübner, 1818

The Toothed Somberwing (Euclidia cuspidea) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found 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.

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