Oedemasia concinna

Oedemasia concinna, the red-humped caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found from southern Canada to Florida and California, and in South Asia.

Oedemasia concinna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Oedemasia
Species:
O. concinna
Binomial name
Oedemasia concinna
(J.E. Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Schizura concinna (J.E. Smith, 1797)
  • Phalaena concinna J.E. Smith, 1797
  • Schizura nitida (Packard, 1864)
  • Schizura riversii (Behr, 1890)
  • Schizura concinna salicis

The wingspan is about 38 millimeters (1.5 in).

The larvae feed on a wide range of woody plants.

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