Cisseps fulvicollis
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| Species: | C. fulvicollis
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| Cisseps fulvicollis (Hübner, 1818)
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Cisseps fulvicollis, the yellow-collared scape moth, is a species of the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is between 1 and 1+1⁄2 inches (25 and 38 mm).[1]
Distribution[edit]
This moth is active during late spring and summer in fields and forest edges throughout Canada south to Texas and Florida.
Life cycle[edit]
The caterpillar is yellow, brown or black with sparse long, soft, pale setae. It has dark stripes on its back and sides surrounded by yellow or orange stripes.
Larval foods[edit]
Range[edit]
It is widespread in North America, including the southeastern US, where the Virginia ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) is absent.
Subspecies[edit]
- Cisseps fulvicollis fulvicollis
- Cisseps fulvicollis pallens (H. Edwards, 1886)
Similar species[edit]
- Ctenucha virginica – Virginia ctenucha
Images[edit]
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Yellow-collared scape moth -
With visible proboscis -
For comparison Virginia ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) -
With folded wings -
Caterpillar
References[edit]
- ^ "Field Guide: Yellow-Collared Scape Moth". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- Evans, Arthur V. (2007). "Butterflies and Moths: Order Lepidoptera". Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. Sterling Publishing Co. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-4027-4153-1.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cisseps fulvicollis.
- Cotinis (May 23, 2018). "Species Cisseps fulvicollis - Yellow-collared Scape Moth - Hodges#8267". BugGuide. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- Cisseps fulvicollis, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images
- Cisseps fulvicollis, Discover Life