''Ctenucha venosa'', the veined ctenucha moth, is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
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. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in the US from southern
Nevada and
Arizona to
Colorado,
Kansas,
Oklahoma
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and
Texas, as well as in
Mexico,
Guatemala
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,
Panama and
Venezuela.
The length of the forewings is 14–16 mm. There are several generations per year with adults on wing from April to November.
The larvae feed on various plants, including grasses. Notably, ''Bouteloua curtipendula'' (
Sideoats grama
''Bouteloua curtipendula'', commonly known as sideoats grama, is a perennial, short prairie grass that is native throughout the temperate and tropical Western Hemisphere, from Canada south to Argentina.
The species epithet comes from Latin "sh ...
).
References
venosa
Moths described in 1854
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