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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Heterocampinae » Cecrita » Cecrita plumosa - Hodges#7993.1 (Cecrita plumosa)

Species Cecrita plumosa - Hodges#7993.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
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 Heterocampa lunata - 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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