Heterocampa guttivitta
Cecrita guttivitta, saddled prominent, New York
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Cecrita
Species:
C. guttivitta
Binomial name
Cecrita guttivitta
(Walker, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heterocampa guttivitta Walker, 1855
  • Cecrita albiplaga Walker, 1856
  • Drymonia mucorea Herrich-Schaeffer, 1856
  • Lochmaeus harrisii Packard, 1864
  • Lochmaeus cinereus Packard, 1864
  • Drymonia indeterminata Walker, 1865
  • Heterocampa doubledayi Scudder, 1869
  • Heterocampa hugoi Chermock and Chermock, 1940

Cecrita guttivitta, the saddled prominent moth, is a species of moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2][1][3]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are brownish to greenish grey with white or black spots on the forewings. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the foliage of a wide range of woody plants, including apple, birch, blueberry, dogwood, hazel, maple, oak, sumac and walnut.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cecrita guttivitta". Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Cecrita guttivitta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  3. ↑ Miller, James S.; Wagner, David L.; Opler, Paul A.; Lafontaine, J. Donald (2021). The Moths of North America, Fascicle 22.1B, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion). Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 978-0979663352.
  4. ↑ aprairiehaven.com
  5. ↑ Bug Wood



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