Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Notodontidae > Cerura > Cerura scitiscripta

Cerura scitiscripta (Black-etched Prominent)

Synonyms: Cerura canadensis; Cerura multiscripta; Cerura platea

Wikipedia Abstract

Cerura 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 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Cerura scitiscripta

Infraspecies

Cerura scitiscripta candensis
Cerura scitiscripta multiscripta
Cerura scitiscripta scitiscripta

Prey / Diet

Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[1]
Prunus avium (Wild Cherry)[1]
Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)[1]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0