Cryphia cuerva, the cryphia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes in 1907. It is found in western North America from British Columbia and Alberta, south to California.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Cryphia |
Species: | C. cuerva
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Binomial name | |
Cryphia cuerva (Barnes, 1907)
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The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October in California and from July to September in Oregon.
External links
edit- "932200.00 – 9292 – Cryphia cuerva – Cryphia Moth – (Barnes, 1907)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- McLeod, Robin (March 10, 2017). "Species Cryphia cuerva - Cryphia Moth - Hodges#9292". BugGuide. Retrieved June 17, 2019.