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.

Cryphia cuerva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cryphia
Species:
C. cuerva
Binomial name
Cryphia cuerva
(Barnes, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Cerma cuerva Barnes, 1907

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.