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.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Caenurgina crassiuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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)

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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.