Euclidia cuspidea

Euclidia cuspidea
Toothed Somberwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Euclidia
Species: E. cuspidea
Binomial name
Euclidia cuspidea
(Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Drasteria cuspidea Hübner, 1818

The Toothed Somberwing (Euclidia cuspidea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec west to western Alberta, north to the Northwest Territories and south to the Gulf of Mexico.

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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.

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