Ctenucha cressonana
| Cresson's ctenucha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Subtribe: | Ctenuchina |
| Genus: | Ctenucha |
| Species: | C. cressonana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenucha cressonana Grote, 1863[1] | |
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Ctenucha cressonana (Cresson's ctenucha) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Rocky Mountains,[2] including Colorado and New Mexico.
The wingspan is about 45 mm.[3]
The host plant is unknown, but adults have been observed laying eggs on blades of grass.[4]
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