Cisseps fulvicollis
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| Species: | C. fulvicollis
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| Cisseps fulvicollis (Hübner, [1818])
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The Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) is a species of the Arctiidae family.
Description
The wingspan of this particular moth is between 29 and 37 mm.
Distribution
This moth is active during late spring and summer in fields and forest edges throughout Canada south to Texas and Florida.
Life cycle
The caterpillar of this particular species 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
Range
Widespread in North America, including southeastern US, where Virginia Ctenucha is absent.
Subspecies
- Cisseps fulvicollis fulvicollis
- Cisseps fulvicollis pallens (H. Edwards, 1886)
Similar species
Images
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Yellow-collared Scape Moth -
With visible proboscis -
For comparison Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) -
With folded wings
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cisseps fulvicollis.
- 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
- Cisseps fulvicollis, BugGuide
- Cisseps fulvicollis, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images
- Cisseps fulvicollis, Discover Life