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Species Cecrita plumosa - Hodges#7993.1

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Blue-Green Caterpillar w/ yellow stripe on side & yellow and pink stripes on head - Cecrita plumosa Blue-Green Caterpillar w/ yellow stripe on side & yellow and pink stripes on head - Cecrita plumosa Heterocampa lunata - Hodges #7993 - Cecrita plumosa Caterpillar ~20mm - Cecrita plumosa Larva ~19mm, Heterocampa? - Cecrita plumosa Larva ~19mm, Heterocampa? - Cecrita plumosa Cecrita plumosa - Hodges #7993.1 - Cecrita plumosa Cecrita plumosa
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)
Subfamily Heterocampinae
Genus Cecrita
Species plumosa (Cecrita plumosa - Hodges#7993.1)

Hodges Number

7993.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cecrita plumosa (Edwards, 1886)

Explanation of Names

Cecrita plumosa (Edwards, 1886), rev. stat. and n. comb. in Miller et al. (2021)(1), was formerly a synonym of Cecrita lunata Edwards, 1884.

Identification

See Miller et al. (2021)(1).

Range

MT, WY, CO, NM, northeastern, AZ, eastern TX.(1)
Type locality: Denver CO.

See Also

Cecrita lunata Edwards, 1884 is best separated by genitalia where ranges overlap.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)

Works Cited

1.Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae
Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine. 2021. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 1-443.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 8 March, 2022 - 2:23pm
Last updated 9 March, 2022 - 5:37am

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