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Erebidae
930923 – 8738   Caenurgina crassiuscula (Haworth, 1809)
             Clover Looper, The Double-barred

© John Lee
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Synonymy:
  • crassiuscula (Haworth, 1809) (Phytometra) - MONA 1983: 8738
  • distincta (Neumoegen, 1883) (Drasteria)
  • erichto (Guenée, 1852) (Drasteria)
  • erictho Edwards, 1876 (Caenurgina) missp.
  • impressa (Butler & Druce, 1872) (Remigia)
  • ochrea (Grote, 1873) (Drasteria)
  • sobria (Walker, 1858) (Microphysa)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Caenurgina crassiuscula: Includes as a synonym Caenurgina distincta [8737].
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 2: 259.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 44.18f, 44.19f; p. 258. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Dave Pelletier
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Anthony W. Thomas
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Bob Moul
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Forest Barnas
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Nolie Schneider
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Werner Eigelsreiter - f.
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © John Youmg
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    - 38mm – © Jim Vargo
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    - 35mm – © Jim Vargo
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    found on Gramineae
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
    found on Gramineae
    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Caenurgina crassiuscula
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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