Symmerista leucitys

Symmerista leucitys
Adult (top) and larva (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Symmerista
Species:
S. leucitys
Binomial name
Symmerista leucitys
Franclemont, 1946[1]

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]

The wingspan is about 35 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Acer species.

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Bug Guide
  3. ^ Moths of North Dakota


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