Ceranemota improvisa

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Ceranemota improvisa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ceranemota
Species:
C. improvisa
Binomial name
Ceranemota improvisa
(H. Edwards, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Cymatophora improvisaH. Edwards, 1873

Ceranemota improvisa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1873. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from northern California, western Oregon, western Washington and south-western British Columbia. [2] Adults are on wing from late September to November in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus douglasii and Prunus species. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceranemota improvisa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. "850010.00 – 6242 – Ceranemota improvisa – (Edwards, 1873)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Pacific Northwest Moths