Euclidia cuspidea
Species of moth
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Euclidia cuspidea, the toothed somberwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1] It is found in North America from Quebec west to western Alberta, north to the Northwest Territories and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Euclidia |
| Species: | E. cuspidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Euclidia cuspidea (Hübner, 1818) | |
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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.
