Celiptera frustulum

Celiptera frustulum, the black bit moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in eastern North America, as far north as Ontario.

Celiptera frustulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Celiptera
Species:
C. frustulum
Binomial name
Celiptera frustulum
Synonyms
  • Litomitus elongatus Grote, 1864
  • Celiptera elongatus (Grote, 1864)
  • Remigia discissa Walker, 1865
  • Celiptera discissa (Walker, 1865)

The wingspan is 34–41 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June in two generations.

The larvae feed on Robinia pseudoacacia.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Celiptera frustulum Guenee 1852". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
Wikispecies has information related to Celiptera frustulum.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Celiptera frustulum.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.