Ctenucha rubroscapus
| Red-shouldered ctenucha moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | Ctenucha |
| Species: | C. rubroscapus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ctenucha rubroscapus (Ménétriés, 1857)
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Ctenucha rubroscapus, the red-shouldered ctenucha moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Édouard Ménétries in 1857.[1] It is found in western North America,[2] limited to low elevations west of the Cascade Mountains, south of Chehalis in Washington.
The length of the forewings is 19–20 mm.
The larvae feed on Poaceae and Cyperaceae species, including species of the genera Dactylis and Elymus.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "930437.00 – 8264 – Ctenucha rubroscapus – (Ménétriés, 1857)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Ctenucha rubroscapus (Ménétriés, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ Pacific Northwest Moths