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Ceranemota improvisa

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Ceranemota improvisa
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C. improvisa
Binomial name
Ceranemota improvisa
(H. Edwards, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Cymatophora improvisa H. Edwards, 1873

Ceranemota improvisa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1873.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from northern California, western Oregon, western Washington and south-western British Columbia.[2] The habitat consists of mixed hardwood forests, coastal rainforests and mixed hardwood-conifer forests.

The length of the forewings is about 16 mm. The forewings are banded greenish grey and dark brown grey. The hindwings are medium brown grey with a faint grey discal spot and terminal line. Adults are on wing from late September to November in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Crataegus douglasii and Prunus species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ceranemota improvisa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "850010.00 – 6242 – Ceranemota improvisa – (Edwards, 1873)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. ^ Pacific Northwest Moths