Heterocampa guttivitta

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Heterocampa guttivitta
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Cecrita guttivitta, saddled prominent, New York
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Cecrita
Species:
C. guttivitta
Binomial name
Cecrita guttivitta
(Walker, 1855) [1]
Synonyms
  • Heterocampa guttivittaWalker, 1855
  • Cecrita albiplagaWalker, 1856
  • Drymonia mucoreaHerrich-Schaeffer, 1856
  • Lochmaeus harrisiiPackard, 1864
  • Lochmaeus cinereusPackard, 1864
  • Drymonia indeterminataWalker, 1865
  • Heterocampa doubledayiScudder, 1869
  • Heterocampa hugoiChermock and Chermock, 1940

Cecrita guttivitta, the saddled prominent moth, is a species of moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. [2] [1] [3]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are brownish to greenish grey with white or black spots on the forewings. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the foliage of a wide range of woody plants, including apple, birch, blueberry, dogwood, hazel, maple, oak, sumac and walnut. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cecrita guttivitta" . Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Cecrita guttivitta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  3. ↑ Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN   978-0979663352.
  4. ↑ aprairiehaven.com
  5. ↑ Bug Wood



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