Symmerista leucitys
Symmerista leucitys, commonly known as the orange-humped mapleworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae. It is found in North America,[2] from southern Canada and the northern half of the United States east of the Great Plains.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Symmerista |
| Species: | S. leucitys |
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| Symmerista leucitys Franclemont, 1946[1] | |
The wingspan is about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Acer species.
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