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.
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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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| Ctenucha rubroscapus (Ménétriés, 1857)
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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