Americerura scitiscripta
Appearance
Black-etched prominent | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Subfamily: | Cerurinae |
Genus: | Americerura |
Species: | A. scitiscripta
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Binomial name | |
Americerura scitiscripta (Walker, 1865)
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Americerura scitiscripta, the black-etched prominent, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from Quebec west to eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas. The species was formerly placed the genus Tecmessa, and the genus Cerura, which is now restricted to the Old World.[1][2]
The wingspan is 25–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to October depending on the location. There are one or two generations per year depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of cherry, poplar and willow.
![A fairly ornate green caterpillar with dark brown head, white-pink dorsal stripe, and forked tail. Being held on a stick.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/-_7942_%E2%80%93_Tecmessa_scitiscripta_%E2%80%93_Black-etched_Prominent_Moth_caterpillar_%2848356664091%29.jpg/220px--_7942_%E2%80%93_Tecmessa_scitiscripta_%E2%80%93_Black-etched_Prominent_Moth_caterpillar_%2848356664091%29.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ Schintlmeister, A. (2013) World Catalogue of Insects, Volume 11: Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera). Brill, Leiden, 608 pp.
- ^ St Laurent, Ryan A; Goldstein, Paul Z; Miller, James S; Markee, Amanda; et al. (2023). "Phylogenetic systematics, diversification, and biogeography of Cerurinae (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) and a description of a new genus". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7 (2). doi:10.1093/isd/ixad004.
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