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Cecrita belfragei

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Species of moth

Cecrita belfragei
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. belfragei
Binomial name
Cecrita belfragei
(Grote, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Heterocampa belfragei

Cecrita belfragei is a species of moth in the family Notodontidae (the prominents). It was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1879 and it is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Cecrita belfragei is 7988.

This species was formerly a member of the genus Heterocampa, but was transferred to Cecrita as a result of research published in 2021.

References

  1. "Heterocampa belfragei". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. "Cecrita belfragei Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cecrita belfragei". Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. 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.

Further reading

Taxon identifiers
Heterocampa belfragei


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